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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.
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 feeding on silk-wrapped grasshopper. Digestion is carried out internally and externally. Spiders do not have powerful chelicerae, but secrete digestive fluids into their prey from a series of ducts perforating their chelicerae.
Argiope aurantia. Sperm competition occurs in many species, such as Unicorn catleyi, Nephila Pilipes and Argiope aurantia, [14] [15] [16] with males acting to limit it by guarding the female or inserting parts of the male genitalia into the female's reproductive organs, [6] or using mating plugs [17] which come from the males seminal fluid. [18]
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 .
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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 aurantia, also known as the "black and yellow garden spider" or "corn spider" Other species of Argiope; Members of the genus Nephila, known as golden silk orb-weavers, sometimes misidentified as writing spiders