This morning I was out front, doing a little gardening before the sun burned through the clouds and made it way too uncomfortable. Anyway, I was trimming back the exuberant golden privet and as I was gathering up the branches to put in the brush pile, I caught sight of this awesome spider. As you can see, her very large abdomen is a splendid lemony-yellow color which matched the leaves on the privet quite well. She also has attractively striped legs and is a bit rugose as opposed to smooth.



More photos and contemplation of the species of the spider behind the jump.

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ETA: It appears that she's likely Araneus trifolium .