I.D. info needed!!

[Tarangela]

This girl was found in my parent's tomatoes...I see them all the time, and think they are beautiful! She has a shiney silvery carapace...I fed her a grasshopper the other day....she webbed it right up!

Check out the pics:

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t166/350HRSS/IMG_0413.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t166/350HRSS/IMG_0416.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t166/350HRSS/IMG_0436.jpg

http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t166/350HRSS/IMG_0442.jpg

Could this be her male? I seen him running around near her....sorry the quality isn't that great...
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t166/350HRSS/IMG_0434.jpg

[crpy]

Black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)

Nice spideys:D

[Tarangela]

Black and yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)

Nice spideys:D


I wasn't sure if it was the one we commonly see...is it the same one pictured in this thread?
http://www.arachnoboards.com/ab/showthread.php?t=135107&highlight=argiope

The abdomen on mine looks different...so I wasn't sure...if it was the same.

Thanks :)

[8+)]

I think yours is A. trifasciata. The one in the other thread is A. aurantia

[jeff h]

I think yours is A. trifasciata.

Yes, unquestionably trifasciata. A nice looking one, too.

[crpy]

Yes, unquestionably trifasciata. A nice looking one, too.

Yep, my bad:( I cant be right all the time:D

[Tarangela]

Thanks for the replies :) She is a real beauty!

The winds are up right now due to a storm coming in on the east coast...I worry about her, it's really blowing her around. I hope she stays.....