A different angle
I thought you might want to see her belly as well as her colorful abdomen. In the background is a strip of X-shaped segments in her web. The article I found said that scientists aren't sure why garden spiders create that characteristic strip, but it may serve to warn birds that there's a web anchored between these plants! Landing there could accidentally destroy the web and eliminate good food for the spider!
A different angle
I thought you might want to see her belly as well as her colorful abdomen. In the background is a strip of X-shaped segments in her web. The article I found said that scientists aren't sure why garden spiders create that characteristic strip, but it may serve to warn birds that there's a web anchored between these plants! Landing there could accidentally destroy the web and eliminate good food for the spider!