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  2. 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.

  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 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 .

  5. Argiope australis - Wikipedia

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    There has been considerable confusion both within the Argiope genus and the australis species. The Argiope were some of the first tropical spiders to be described, as far back as the early 1700s, probably a result of their relatively large size and colorful appearance. Because of this long history and the fact that early descriptions focused on ...

  6. 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, ...

  7. Telephassa - Wikipedia

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    Telephassa (/ ˌ t ɛ l ɪ ˈ f æ s ə /; Ancient Greek: Τηλέφασσα, Tēléphassa, "far-shining"), also spelled Telephaassa (/ ˌ t ɛ l ɪ f i ˈ æ s ə /; Τηλεφάασσα) and Telephe [1] (/ ˈ t ɛ l ɪ f iː /; Τηλέφη), is a lunar epithet in Greek mythology that is sometimes substituted for Argiope the wife of Agenor ...

  8. Jorōgumo - Wikipedia

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    ' entangling newlywed woman ') have a jukujikun pronunciation that is related to the meaning, but not the sound of the word. In Toriyama Sekien's Gazu Hyakki Yagyō, it is depicted as a spider woman manipulating small fire-breathing spiders. Jorōgumo can also refer to some species of spiders, such as the Nephila and Argiope spiders.

  9. Writing spider - Wikipedia

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    Argiope aurantia, also known as the "black and yellow garden spider" or "corn spider" Other species of Argiope (spider) Members of the genus Nephila , known as golden silk orb-weavers, sometimes misidentified as writing spiders