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Black and yellow garden spider (female)

Argiope aurantia

Description:

Very bright yellow colouring and a very interesting zig-zag shaped web!

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Black and Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia


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3 Comments

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

Common and scientific names added.

Aaron_G
Aaron_G 11 years ago

And yours is a female. Nice spotting!

audrey.m.archer
audrey.m.archer 11 years ago

Fun fact: research suggests that the zig zags reflect UV light that attracts bugs! Also it helps camoglauge them. They always sit inverted in the center when searching for food.

CF_Smith
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CF_Smith

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Spotted on Aug 19, 2012
Submitted on Aug 19, 2012

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