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  2. Argiope bruennichi - Wikipedia

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    Argiope bruennichi, commonly known as the wasp spider, is a species of orb-weaver spider found across Central and Northern Europe, several regions of Asia, plus parts of the Middle east, North Africa and the Azores.

  3. Argiope (spider) - Wikipedia

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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).

  4. Argiope aurantia - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Argiope trifasciata - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  6. Orb-weaver spider - Wikipedia

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    In the cannibalistic and polyandrous orb-web spider Argiope bruennichi, the much smaller males are attacked during their first copulation and are cannibalized in up to 80% of the cases. [23] All surviving males die after their second copulation, a pattern observed in other Argiope species. Whether a male survives his first copulation depends on ...

  7. Sexual selection in spiders - Wikipedia

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    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 to mate with multiple males.

  8. Are Jorō spiders well poised to spread even more into human ...

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    They compared the spiders’ resting heart rates to their heart rates during restraint and found all the spiders’ heart rates increased, but the Argiope spiders, which are known to avoid urban ...

  9. File:Wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) underside, showing ...

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    This image has been assessed under the valued image criteria and is considered the most valued image on Commons within the scope: Argiope bruennichi (Wasp spider) ventral side, showing stabilimentum. You can see its nomination here.