Daniel B. Martin wrote:

This description fits the biggest Yellow Argiopes I've seen in my own yard.
Females are larger than males.

Here is another URL. This one has excellent, large-scale pictures.
http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/StratfordL...ack_and_yellow
_argiope.htm

Thanks for the link Daniel! I kind of figured that "paper balloon" was
an egg sac. I actually found a second one in my rose bush yesterday.
Funny, of four rose bushes side by side, they seemed to have a definite
preference for one. *grin*

Susan
shsimko at duke dot edu