Unidentified

Picture ID 160553

Picture of unidentified spider
  • Submitted by: 
    blahfodonga
  • Submitted: Jul 29, 2022
  • Photographed: Jul 29, 2022
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Chesapeake City, Maryland, United States
  • Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers),Under rock, log, or debris
  • Found in web?: Yes
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Argiope aurantia, a Black and Yellow Garden Spider. This photo is interesting. The orb (circle) web is sloppy at the exterior. Recently researchers found that the legs work independent from the spider’s brain for web building. The brain part usually leads to the orb weaver correcting bad angles in the web. At the center half the straight line threads are partial or missing and the circle threads are all minds of wrong. The stablimenta (zig zag) is usually there when the spider is resting. Unscientifically, it looks like the spider was in a hurry or exhausted and needed to rest.… Read more »