argiope ?

[xgrafcorex]

this little guy has taken up home in a bush near my front door.

i think its an argiope..but i don't think its a. aurantia. the abdomens are shapped differently. http://www.floridanature.org/species.asp?species=Argiope_aurantia

this was also in the same bush...i couldn't figure out what was responsible for all the webbing...anyone know what could've done this? its a lot of webbing..this whole branch of a bush is webbed up.

 

[The Snark]

Looks like a caterpillar invasion

 

[Code Monkey]

I don't recognise it as an Argiope, looks like it's may be a Gea species. They are very closely related to Argiope, hence the resemblance.

 

[Code Monkey]

Scratch that, looks like it could be a color form of Argiope argentata.

 

[xgrafcorex]

thanks for the replies...the angle of the photo somewhat distorts the shape of the abdomen...its sticking out towards the lens so it looks shorter.