Silver Argiope (Argiope argenatata) spider with its "stabilimentum" - the zigzag structures of webbing
This is another photo of the same Silver Argiope (Argiope argenatata) spider with those impressive horns on the back of its abdomen down by the river. You can see its "stabilimentum" - the zigzag structures of webbing that looks like cigarette smoke in an old film noir movie. It has captured and packaged an unfortunate Wasp in the upper-left. (Paradise, Santa Ynez River, 6 September 2012)
Silver Argiope (Argiope argenatata) spider with its "stabilimentum" - the zigzag structures of webbing
This is another photo of the same Silver Argiope (Argiope argenatata) spider with those impressive horns on the back of its abdomen down by the river. You can see its "stabilimentum" - the zigzag structures of webbing that looks like cigarette smoke in an old film noir movie. It has captured and packaged an unfortunate Wasp in the upper-left. (Paradise, Santa Ynez River, 6 September 2012)