Black and yellow argiope, Argiope aurantia

Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/07. © Peter J. Bryant.	Black and yellow argiope Argiope aurantia Araneae: Araneidae Female Back to Spider index page Back to Arthropods of Orange County, California Back to Natural History of Orange County, California
With wrapped prey. Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/07. © Peter J. Bryant.	Female, showing stabilimenta on web. Photo by Judy Perry, Oceanside, CA
Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/07. © Peter J. Bryant.	With wrapped prey and fly kleptoparasite. Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/07. © Peter J. Bryant.
With wrapped prey. Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/07. © Peter J. Bryant.	With wrapped prey. Top of the World, Laguna Beach, Orange County, CA. 09/03/07. © Peter J. Bryant.
Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Ron Hemberger	Thomas E. Riley Wilderness Park, Coto de Caza, Orange County, CA. 9-17-10. © Ron Hemberger
Egg case. Mission Viejo, CA. 10/11/11. © Meredith Osterfeld