Female garden spider in web.

Female garden spider in web. Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Peter Steiner / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

C84K5J

File size:

34.9 MB (1.2 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

4287 x 2848 px | 36.3 x 24.1 cm | 14.3 x 9.5 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

2011

Location:

Fairport NY USA

More information:

The spider species Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider, or Corn Spider. It is common to the lower 48 of the United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. They have distinctive yellow and black markings on their abdomens and a mostly white cephalothorax. Males range from .2 to .35 inches (5–9 mm); females from .75 to 1.1 inches (19–28 mm). Like other members of Argiope they are considered harmless to humans.