Spider picture -help identify?

Query: Black & yellow warbler

Result: 316^th of 11177

Subject:	Spider picture -help identify?
Poster:	John Leonardson (johnleonardson@home.com)

spider3-Black-and-yellow Argiope-Garden Spider-by John Leonardson.jpg

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Spider picture -help identify?

Here's a picture of a spider on my front porch.
Can anyone tell me what it is?

Please email me if you know.

Thanks

John

filename="spider3.jpg"

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We have always called this a garden spider.
It is highly beneficial for your gardens.

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Hi John,

You spider is a Black-and-yellow Argiope
(Argiope aurantia).

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Best Regards,

John White
Reptiles & Amphibians of Virginia - http://www.erols.com/reptiles/
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Comments

bogan
Argiope aurantia - Black and Yellow Garden Spider aka Black and Yellow Argiope or Writing Spider

Black & yellow warbler
316/11177

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