
Comments & ID Thoughts
Argiope aurantia
Yellow garden spider
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- Submitted: Sep 29, 2023
- Photographed: Sep 28, 2021
- Spider: Argiope aurantia (Black and Yellow Garden Spider)
- Location: Pipestem, West Virginia, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes: Webs
The photo is interesting ( nice resolution!) because it shows at least 3 styles of web. She has the orb web and two kinds of stabilimenta – ” decorative” webbing.” She has the zig zag style and a very fine mesh. “Decorative” means that there isn’t scientific agreement on the reason for the extra webbing.