Bugguide.net Hillary was in my backyard, now I know she is a Black & Yellow Argiope!
Hillary honestly scared the hell out of me last Summer. She was huge, hungry and Scary. I bet Obama feels the same way! Well, I found this great site; www.bugguide.net and I set up a free account and a great expert helped me figure out that this was not a mutant socialist setting in wait for me to come graze through my garden.
“She is a golden garden spider, Argiope aurantia. She has regenerated one of her front legs. It will never be quite as long and sturdy as the others, but it is a really remarkable ability nonetheless. … Eric R. Eaton, 19 July, 2007 - 2:56pm Only 4 hours after I submitted the photo! Not bad!
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Here are some other Hillary’s
http://bugguide.net/node/view/2025
~Teddy Bear
