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Argiope bruennichi is commonly known as the wasp spider. In Australia, Argiope keyserlingi and Argiope aetherea are known as St Andrew's cross spiders, for their habit of resting in the web with paired legs outstretched in the shape of an X and mirroring the large white web decoration (the cross of St. Andrew [2] having the same form
Argiope aurantia is a species of spider, commonly known as the yellow garden spider, [2] [3] black and yellow garden spider, [4] golden garden spider, [5] writing spider, zigzag spider, zipper spider, black and yellow argiope, corn spider, Steeler spider, or McKinley spider. [6] The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1833.
Argiope anasuja Female Spider in Kerala, India. Argiope anasuja, is a species of harmless orb-weaver spider (family Araneidae) found from the Seychelles to India, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives and in the Brazil. [1]
Argiope trifasciata (the banded garden spider or banded orb weaving spider) [2] is a species of spider native to North and South America, but now found around the world. [3] It can be found in certain areas of Europe, namely the Iberian Peninsula, the Canary Islands, and Madeira. [4] [2] The similar looking Argiope bruennichi is common in the ...
Cryptic female choice is a post-copulatory process of mate choice. [7] This process is observed in numerous spider species such as Physocyclus globosus and Argiope bruennichi. [7] [23] For example in the Argiope bruennichi species, males produce energetic courtship displays prior to copulation. Regardless of the displays, females are observed ...
Medium spiders are at most risk for predation. In an experiment with mud dauber wasps, the predator of Argiope aemula, they chose only a specific range of female spiders, 24–27 mm, to eat. In an experiment that measured predator attacks, almost all of the attacks were on medium-sized spiders whilst only one out of 18 was on a large spider.
Argiope catenulata is a colorful spider. The female's cephalothorax is yellow with black eye margins. Its abdomen is oblong with a black and silvery-whitish yellow dorsal pattern. Brown patches of irregular shapes are present from the median of the opisthosoma (abdomen) to the posterior side. The legs are black with thin white rings.
Argiope pulchella is a species of the orb-weaver spider family, ... The female is larger than the male, being 8 to 10 mm (0.3 to 0.4 in) while the male is 4 to 6 mm ...