Yellow Garden Spider
Argiope aurantia
Summary 2
The spider species Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the yellow garden spider, black and yellow garden spider, golden garden spider, writing spider, corn spider, or McKinley spider. It is common to the contiguous United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. It has distinctive yellow and black markings on the abdomen and a mostly white cephalothorax. Its scientific Latin name translates to "gilded silver-face" (the
Brittany's Notes 3
Similar in size to banana spiders but usually construct webs at lower height. Really like grassy areas. Have zig-zag patterns in center of web where spidey gal hangs out called stabilimentum. Purpose unknown. Will bounce on web when threatened. Gentle giants.
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- Adaptado por Brittany M de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argiope_aurantia
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