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Black and Yellow Argiope Aurantia

"This 'Black and Yellow Argiopes' measures at about an inch and a half long!" ~Tomitheos

 

Fun Facts:

 

The male's web has a distinct signature style zig-zag of white silk vertically from the center.

 

They live in fields and gardens and can be found on shrubs, tall plants, and flowers.

 

The web is an orb round circular shape that spirals out from the center.

 

The 'silk' of a spider is stronger than steel threads of the same diameter.

 

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Uploaded on August 21, 2012
Taken on August 21, 2012