CLOSED: CLOSED: what spider is this?

Vicksburg, MS

I took this picture earlier today in MS. The web was suspended between some trees. There is another like it under our shed. Thanks for the help.

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Huntsville, AL(Zone 7b)

It looks to me to be a golden orb spider

Sinks Grove, WV

This spider (Nephila clavipes) goes by several other common names - see http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/170/
Spiders in this genus now are placed in the family Nephilidae; they formerly were considered to comprise a group within the family Tetragnathidae - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_orb_weaver

Chagrin Falls, OH

I found this spider in my tomato plants. Can someone help identify it? I have never seen one like this before.

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