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Signature Spider

Argiope sp.

Description:

The average orb web is practically invisible, and it is easy to blunder into one and end up covered with a sticky web. The very easily visible pattern of banded silk made by Argiope is pure white, and some species make an "X" form, or a zigzag type of web (often with a hollow centre). The spider then aligns one pair of its legs with each of the four lines in the hollow "X", making a complete "X" of white lines with a very eye-catching spider coloured bright yellow on a field of black or variegated red white and yellow stripes forming its centre.

Habitat:

Seen at Kolkata.

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West Bengal, India

Spotted on Feb 17, 2017
Submitted on May 22, 2017

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