Do you know what kind of spider this is?

Question

My mom took this picture this morning-do you know what kind of spider it is?

http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn220/mandi081107/?action=view&current=spider.jpg

Answer 1

It looks like a type of orb weaver (Argiope genus)- it's a harmless spider commonly found in gardens throughout North America.

Answer 2

Learn to ID  it with the help of these sites and even if you do not find what you are looking for you will be able to ID any other in the future -

http://bugguide.net/node/view/1954

http://www.arachnology.be/pages/Pictures...

http://www.spideridentification.org/

Answer 3

http://s305.photobucket.com/albums/nn220...

Cute.