Black-and-Yellow Argiope

It was easy to find the likely ID for his spider. Its BugGuide page has this information for identification: “Stabilimentum (reinforced area) in web makes a vertical zigzag band above and below the middle of the web. Juveniles make a circular stabilimentum in the center of the web.” Sorry I didn't find a juvenile!!

Confirmed at BugGuide as “Argiope aurantia” or “Black-and-Yellow Argiope”; http://bugguide.net/node/view/1277439

Species page at BugGuide, http://bugguide.net/node/view/2025

1 year ago (“Unknown in garden”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2015-08-05
2 years ago (“Pearl Crescent”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2014-08-05
3 years ago (“The long cast comes off (at long last)!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2013-08-05
4 years ago (“Hey, there’s a master gardener next door!”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2012-08-05
5 years ago (“August abstract #2”): http://365project.org/rhoing/365/2011-08-05

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[Lisa Pouncy]

Absolutely fascinating! xx

[Mags]

Great shot! My grandmother called these rick-rack spiders. I see more of them in the winter around here but I think that's because it's easier for my old eyes to see their webs.

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam BugGuide's data page has 42 records of this spider in South Carolina: June: 3; July: 6; Aug: 17; Sep: 12; Oct: 1; Nov: 0; Dec: 3. Not exactly sure what this means!
https://bugguide.net/node/view/2025/data

[Mags]

@rhoing Sightings I think. I just don't want to see anymore brown widows! Ack!

[Mags]

@rhoing https://365project.org/marlboromaam/my-2nd-365/2020-07-07 This idiot just sat down right next to it to take it's picture before I knew what it was.

[Thom Mitchell]

@marlboromaam I'd never heard of Brown widows before today. Thanks for broadening my knowledge! https://bugguide.net/node/view/23403
About their bites: https://bugguide.net/node/view/23403#body

[Mags]

@rhoing I submitted it to spiderid.com and they identified it. Yes, bite is neurotoxic!