I am interested in your Magic Carpet Ride, Newberry Festival, Paper Dragon. I don't have many spiders-I have Firestorm, Pink spider (not pink super spider, but this is listed in Tinkers), Crimson Pirate, Burning Daylight-I don't think it is actually spider, but different. I also have My Melinda, Eenie Allegro, Little Audrey, Little Grapette, Autumn Minaret, Pink Damask, might come up with a couple of others...

It looks like what I would call one of the Fishing Spiders. Look at the image for comparison. Warning: arachniphobes beware Here is a link that might be useful:

Agree with Dax on the Wolf Spider, though for a moment I was thinking maybe a "Dock Spider" which is the common name I've heard given to the truly enormous arachnids one occasionally sees on docks, or logs right next to or in lakes around these parts. Always a shock to see one of those, and they are not at all uncommon. +oM

Hi Denise. I saw a spider like that a few days ago. It was in the center of it's web which was smaller, but of the same design as those of the big black and yellow garden spiders. I'm not sure, but because of its shape and faint coloring of black and yellow I figured it was an immature form of what is commonly called a 'garden spider.' Someone on the insect forum could probably give you a positive ID. Here is a link that might be useful: Argiope Aurantia spiders