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Argiope aurantia, lateral, female. Same individual as my other Black and Yellow Garden Spider 05OCT19 post. She lived in brush next-to a golf course in White-tailed deer habitat of brambles and tall grass and pine trees.
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- Submitted: Dec 24, 2019
- Photographed: Oct 5, 2019
- Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
- Location: Lakewood , South Carolina, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Lateral
Nov 3, 2023
Nov 3, 2023
Elkmont, 
Wow I would love to see one of those in person. Friendly giants!
It was really cool! This was the only one I’ve seen. She was bigger than I expected even though I’ve seen a lot of photos. I’m lucky to have family now living in the Southeast. I’ve seen lots of spiders and insects this year that I had only seen in photos. I’ve learned to not handle insects bare-handed after I’ve identified some I almost touched and would have regretted. I don’t think there are centipedes that emit cyanide where I live, so I never learned that was a risk!
It looks like
https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/trichonephila/clavipes/
This is the dorsal image of this individual https://spiderid.com/picture/90301 The easy way to see photos people posted in the past is to click the username or profile pic then the camera icon. The speech bubble icon shows you everything the person ever wrote in the discussion forum. When I saw this spider in-person my first thought was “Trichonephila clavipes” because they have the same shape and size. I had just seen my first T. clavipes. Just one week in South Carolina gave me time to personally see many of the spiders I’ve only seen in photos on this site. Thank… Read more »