The beautiful Argiope aurantia in it's familiar 'head down' position in the center of it's web.
by melody Jul 25, 2006 8:35 AM
The Writing Spider selects a spot that is likely to draw insect traffic for it's web.
by melody Jul 25, 2006 8:38 AM
Black and Yellow Garden Spider hangin' out
by Scorpioangel Jul 26, 2006 11:56 AM
This writing spider is living next to my porch. She was out in the open but moved when her web got dirty from lawn mowing.
by Sheila965 Aug 6, 2006 6:55 PM
Named her Charlotte. How original, huh? ;-)
by Sheila965 Aug 6, 2006 6:57 PM
The egg sac of the Black & Yellow Argiope
by ceejaytown Aug 6, 2006 10:42 PM
Surprise, while weeding the flower bed.
by Sarahskeeper Aug 7, 2006 2:47 PM
Underside of a young female Argiope aurantia early August, west KY, USA
by melody Aug 8, 2006 6:48 PM
Argiope aurantia in my Hostas, taken in central MA today. Photographer: Andrew Marold
by UnstoppableDrew Aug 11, 2006 5:13 PM
This guy has been living in my yard here in the peidmont area of South Carolina for a few weeks.
by Seamus50 Aug 14, 2006 3:03 PM
I think this is a B&Y Argiope - found Orlando August 2006
by pellis Aug 19, 2006 1:21 PM
The underside of one while it wrapped lunch.
by Sarahskeeper Aug 21, 2006 6:49 PM
This female was in Kentucky.
by Kope Aug 26, 2006 10:31 PM
Galena MD, snacking on a butterfly wing.
by misbourne Aug 28, 2006 12:57 PM
late August in SW Pa. wainting for a catch
by Iluvposies Aug 29, 2006 10:04 AM
A dead mother after laying her eggs. Now she is fly food.
by Sarahskeeper Sep 2, 2006 6:49 PM
Dead Mother and Egg Sack
by Sarahskeeper Sep 2, 2006 6:53 PM
Argiope spiderlings
by kniphofia Sep 10, 2006 3:15 PM
Argiope with grasshopper
by kniphofia Sep 10, 2006 3:33 PM
writing spider in my yard in Charlotte, NC
by anowens704 Sep 10, 2006 9:29 PM
writing spider in my yard in Charlotte, NC (2)
by anowens704 Sep 10, 2006 9:30 PM
Found outside my window in Charlotte, NC
by charlottes_web Sep 11, 2006 5:08 PM
Charlotte's Eyes....!!
by Sheila965 Sep 15, 2006 6:08 PM
Writing spider found among the red running cypress vine on my front porch.
by bmarie73 Oct 1, 2006 4:39 PM
this one moved in under the datura & stayed all summer...
by shamarzipan Oct 4, 2006 6:19 PM
Taken on Sept 30 2006. Interesting to watch.
by bbrookrd Oct 5, 2006 5:02 PM
fat & happy after a fine meal...
by shamarzipan Oct 17, 2006 8:53 PM
finally found the egg sac--what a work of art
by shamarzipan Oct 23, 2006 9:40 AM
Black and Yellow spider resting on her web on my patio.
by JayneP Jun 26, 2007 5:34 PM
Writing Spider, Scribbler, Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia)
by C_Mydas Jul 30, 2007 2:17 AM
Close-up of head, front and back of Black-and-Yellow Argiope.
by Xeramtheum Jul 30, 2007 7:47 PM
What a cute couple. Ha! Probably won't last for long. He'll say the wrong thing, and Wham! He's history. ha.
by pford1854 Aug 16, 2007 8:21 PM
The most beautiful siper I have ever seen
by flowerdogmort Aug 18, 2007 4:03 AM
Writing Spider Taken by Karma Holoboff Copyright eKreations LLC
by KreativeKarma Aug 26, 2007 8:16 PM
Writing Spider - Male, found a few hours after I found the female.
by KreativeKarma Aug 26, 2007 8:52 PM
Pregnant Writer, before and after!
by KreativeKarma Aug 31, 2007 2:07 PM
New pet found outside the dining room window
by CritZer0 Sep 1, 2007 7:02 PM
She will be rebuilding her nest in the next few hours...I keep her for Wasp reduction.
by shdak63 Sep 1, 2007 8:55 PM
This is Oklahoma and she just laid her egg sack two days ago.
by suanny97 Sep 3, 2007 2:57 AM
isn't she lovely
by suanny97 Sep 3, 2007 3:01 AM
I am so glad to hear this is harmless. Totally made me gasp when I saw her. She has one brown egg sac right now and I am curious to see it produce. We intend to let her stay-she's out by the shop.
by akatay4 Sep 8, 2007 6:17 PM
I found this one today in the garden on the side of my yard. Scared me until I looked it up here and found it's harmless.
by BeansATL Sep 8, 2007 8:15 PM
I took this photo in my neighbor's garden. Body about 1 inch long. Do they get smaller when they molt?
by spiderider Sep 13, 2007 1:15 AM
Found another. This one is hanging out just outside my kitchen window. Took the pic from inside my home.
by BeansATL Sep 14, 2007 4:30 PM
IThe first time I spotted one of these beauties in my yard was in 2005.
by gabagoo Sep 19, 2007 2:26 PM
Black and Yellow Argiope with her egg sac
by gabagoo Sep 19, 2007 2:28 PM
Day Before She layed eggs.
by MaxGarcia Sep 24, 2007 5:05 PM
When She First Appeared
by MaxGarcia Sep 24, 2007 5:07 PM
Day She layed her eggs, ( Sac on Fence )
by MaxGarcia Sep 24, 2007 5:09 PM
Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia) in Lakehills Texas
by mfpinlh Oct 1, 2007 2:53 PM
I fed her a cricket right after this photo. She layed another sac of eggs
by MaxGarcia Oct 30, 2007 11:01 PM
Egg sacks left by Mama...I hope they hatch out and I have lots in my Garden next year!
by JanetS Nov 5, 2007 4:52 PM
I saw this interesting spider while on a trip to Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
by cnswift Nov 20, 2007 4:49 AM
Beautiful yellow garden spider
by creekwalker Dec 3, 2007 3:48 PM
August 2008 Georgia
by joan30157 Aug 6, 2008 2:55 PM
They are everywhere!!!
by joan30157 Aug 6, 2008 2:56 PM
It was really hard to get this shot. The web is so big, I didn't know where to put my feet without knocking into it. Fascinating! - Wake Forest, NC
by notaspiderfan Aug 21, 2008 5:30 PM
Here is a Female Yellow and Black Garden Spider I found in my veg.garden the other day
by LadySim54 Aug 22, 2008 2:12 PM
writing spider on corner of my house
by melissam30 Aug 22, 2008 10:43 PM
Found her in the garden yesterday (almost walked into it) eeew! She was munching away on one of her victims. She's gone today and I'd like to know where to!
by zinniagirl Aug 23, 2008 3:25 AM
ran into this lil lady while mowing the lawn. She was very camera friendly and moved around quite a bit for me to snap her photo for our bug book
by theescha Aug 30, 2008 9:39 PM
Scribbler Spider in my back yard... Look at that beautiful web...
by Birmingham_Mom Aug 31, 2008 2:16 AM
Our backyard buddy
by kris75614 Sep 8, 2008 8:56 PM
A writing spider, or a scribbler. black and yellow on a giant web out in missouri
by Allygurli2011 Sep 16, 2008 3:36 AM
The underside of an orb weaver next to the air unit - Bedford, VA
by yardchicken2 Sep 20, 2008 11:28 PM
here's the top side of orb weaver on air unit. It was a rainy day. - bedford VA
by yardchicken2 Sep 20, 2008 11:31 PM
Lovely Writing Spider, a bit blury using cell phone, but is shows the web zig zag pattern well.
by GrandmaJane Sep 24, 2008 5:25 PM
Pale yellow with stripes. Never seen anything like it before! Found it in my tiny front garden. Gave me the creeps!
by pooch6267 Oct 29, 2008 6:08 PM
Met this guy early November on the east facing slope of the Kaibab Plateau, AZ.
by CactusJordi Nov 8, 2008 3:05 AM
Cocooning another spider alive
by Ladyborg Nov 9, 2008 9:54 PM
This is the 1st of 5 we have had in my yard. Surprised by her when I was stacking wood.
by mamakat122002 Nov 17, 2008 10:13 PM
the lady finishing up her egg sac under the light outside the front door (picture taken 9/2008 in Queens, NY)
by jcw_nyc Aug 23, 2009 6:09 AM
Bethlehem, GA We found this amazing spider in our backyard! We had no idea what type of Spider it was until we searched it online. We actually have two of these beauties : )
by RoxieH Aug 23, 2009 4:55 PM
This is the other side of the last pic I posted!
by RoxieH Aug 23, 2009 5:03 PM
I have to reach right past this lovely lady to turn the water on in my yard. We have an understanding, and try not to scare each other!
by alaskanbanshee Aug 25, 2009 6:29 PM
This is Lilly...she lives on my back deck. I have not had any flies in my house since she moved in three weeks ago.
by ksunshine75 Aug 29, 2009 1:35 AM
Argiope spider on our patio door - love the spectacular zigzag web!
by Jill212 Sep 19, 2009 2:20 AM
A beautiful spider who came to our porch 9/22/09, Autumn Solstice
by Arachnophile Sep 22, 2009 10:41 PM
Writing spider outside our apartment.
by kateyes3 Oct 13, 2009 2:22 AM
June 2009 Scribbler - Harbinger, NC
by jennableu Feb 15, 2010 3:43 PM
she is quite beautiful, even more so than the yellow
by turektaylor Jul 16, 2010 11:12 AM
Outside our kitchen window, a black and yellow argiope takes cover in an afternoon thunderstorm.
by senclay Aug 15, 2010 4:28 PM
Black and yellow garden spider with Japanese beetles in her web
by timmijo Aug 19, 2010 1:54 PM
Black and Yellow Garden Spider named "Old Faithful" with a snack
by ElementsInFL Sep 3, 2010 10:28 AM
Two Black and Yellow Garden Spiders found in my yard.
by ElementsInFL Sep 3, 2010 11:00 AM
This banded garden spider made its web just above the garden statue of St. Francis.
by RebeccaLynn Sep 17, 2010 6:45 PM
Strung between two thistles in a meadow awaiting the day's catch.
by PlantScooter Sep 20, 2010 1:16 PM
found chillin at a house I cleaned 2day
by btmbill16229 Sep 30, 2010 1:44 PM
Daughter and I found this beautiful spider in our backyard today.
by dstone78 Oct 3, 2010 8:31 PM
A Writing Spider in the process of setting up a web. Northeastern Oklahoma 2010.
by WUVIE Feb 5, 2011 3:12 PM
Found this morning in Springfield, Virginia...we are watching to see if she stays safe during Hurricane Irene
by patandsteph1 Aug 27, 2011 12:20 PM
My mother came across this one on her back patio in Hendersonville, TN. She sent me the pic and I panicked and found from your site that she is harmless (lol).
by charlidmb Oct 2, 2011 2:59 PM
My mother came across this one on her back patio in Hendersonville, TN. She sent me the pic and I panicked and found from your site that she is harmless (lol).
by charlidmb Oct 2, 2011 3:00 PM
I found this in my garden this summer, and I regularly have nightmares about it.
by kristenw519 Nov 18, 2011 8:19 PM
Get these every summer. Got five this year. We always love to see them.
by jstrickland Sep 4, 2012 12:04 PM
She is so beautiful! Our little Miss Charlotte!
by Ashleyalston83 Aug 28, 2013 1:22 PM
Yellow Garden spider at field edge, Caney Creek, Stilwell, OK.
by C_A_Ivy Sep 11, 2013 7:33 PM
Black & Yellow Garden Spider in the flower bed - 9/11/13
by absinthe27 Sep 14, 2013 6:50 PM
Argiope aurantia next to my very big hand
by LupineNight Jun 19, 2014 4:37 PM
Cleatus the Scribbler - Cleatus live outside my studio window.
by TC_ Jul 19, 2014 1:50 PM
My name... I think I'm screwed...
by Jbert Aug 31, 2014 9:54 AM
writing spider in Columbia, SC
by nightvixen Sep 29, 2014 8:49 AM
black and yellow argiope trapping prey in my garden
by chauncygardner Apr 27, 2015 11:09 AM
This is an Argiope aurantia (top view) found in Santa Rosa, California. A beautiful spider.
by laeliapurpurata May 27, 2016 7:06 PM
This is the underside view of Argiope aurantia.
by laeliapurpurata May 27, 2016 7:07 PM
A mature female Argiope aurantia - ventral view - as observed in San Antonio, TX in mid-October, 2016
by htop Oct 16, 2016 8:06 PM
Freestone Co TX, z8a, 10/30/2016
by vossner Oct 30, 2016 12:31 PM
spider sacks. Freestone Co TX, z8a, 10/30/2016
by vossner Oct 30, 2016 12:33 PM
by hah Aug 29, 2017 9:15 PM
Black and Yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia) - front yard by the bushes
by YeeFam Jun 26, 2019 3:44 PM
I feel so blessed. I have a Writer. She runs to the top of the tomato stake and watches me when I'm in the garden.
by MaryThoreson Oct 2, 2019 9:17 AM
Olympia, WA
by TiaLee1 Feb 14, 2022 10:25 AM
