Argiope Aurantia

Commonly known as yellow-and-black garden spiders, the Argiope Aurantia is a common sight in shrubs and flower-beds in late summer where I live. Though they're big and fearsome-looking, they're not dangerous to humans. They weave a thick zig-zagging white line into their web, which gets smaller and less noticeable as they age.

 

I think they're quite pretty.

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