Well shy of Shelobian proportions, but still I think the largest spider I’ve ever seen in the wild.
Spotted in the prairie, along the lower path. I put my hand in there for scale, but really didn’t want to get it quite close enough for that to work.
Updated to add: A bit of quick googling reveals that this is a yellow garden spider Argiope aurantia.
That’s not a spider. That’s just [insert name here and make your own joke at home]!