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Yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
I found this spider on my way back from my hike on June 10, 2017 in Hampstead, NC. I was startled but luckily this specimen was not because he continued to eat his lunch. Spiders are considered to be passive predators, that wait for their prey to be caught in their web and then consume them. I believe this is a young male due to the banding in the legs. Once they get older the legs tend to have a more solid and darker coloration.
Yellow garden spider (Argiope aurantia)
I found this spider on my way back from my hike on June 10, 2017 in Hampstead, NC. I was startled but luckily this specimen was not because he continued to eat his lunch. Spiders are considered to be passive predators, that wait for their prey to be caught in their web and then consume them. I believe this is a young male due to the banding in the legs. Once they get older the legs tend to have a more solid and darker coloration.