I need help identifying what type of spider this is. I found it in my front yard yesterday but I previously have seen it in a couple different places around the back yard. It’s only in the summer I have found it. The web has a thick double helix type design around where the spider is on its web. The web is thick too. Enough to where my jet setting on my water hose wouldn’t knock the web down. I noticed this morning it had remade it’s web right beside where it was yesterday.
I found pictures of the black and yellow garden spider in helix webs like that. Argiope Aurantia. She’ll eat grasshoppers and other garden pests so there’s no need to demolish her web. She can be amusing too. If you toss a grasshopper into her web, you may see her bounce around and make her web vibrate which I always found funny.
I need help identifying what type of spider this is. I found it in my front yard yesterday but I previously have seen it in a couple different places around the back yard. It’s only in the summer I have found it. The web has a thick double helix type design around where the spider is on its web. The web is thick too. Enough to where my jet setting on my water hose wouldn’t knock the web down. I noticed this morning it had remade it’s web right beside where it was yesterday.
I believe that is a female garden spider. Perfectly harmless and a benefit to your garden.
That is an odd web design though I’ll confirm my initial thoughts.
I found pictures of the black and yellow garden spider in helix webs like that. Argiope Aurantia. She’ll eat grasshoppers and other garden pests so there’s no need to demolish her web. She can be amusing too. If you toss a grasshopper into her web, you may see her bounce around and make her web vibrate which I always found funny.
Thank you! She has an intimidating appearance but it’s good to hear she’s harmless.