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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.
The male spider is much smaller than the female, [7] and unassumingly marked. When it is time to mate, the male spins a companion web alongside the female's. After mating, the female lays her eggs, placing her egg sac into the web. The sac contains between 400 and 1400 eggs.
Each female produces several egg sacs over a period of two to three months, from May to July, with approximately 50 eggs in each sac. The eggs hatch in about one month. The spiderlings take about one year to grow to adulthood. The brown recluse spider is resilient and can tolerate up to six months of extreme drought and scarcity or absence of food.
The egg sacs differ fairly widely among the various genera. For example, in Heteropoda spp. egg sacs are carried underneath the female's body, while in other species like Palystes and Pseudomicrommata spp., females generally attach egg sacs to vegetation.
The Australian funnel-web spider is considered one of the world's deadliest arachnids. Its venom can kill a human within 15 minutes, Dr. Robert Raven, curator of arachnids at Queensland Museum ...
Bolas Spider egg sac with eggs inside. The egg sacs of the M. hutchinsoni are spherical in shape with an extended stem typically surrounded by multiple protective layers and an off-white silk. The globose vessels have a diameter around 8 mm while the connected stem extends up to thirty-six millimeters.
Spiders can build their nests in some unusual and cringe-inducing locations. On Wednesday, Reddit user, bsegovia, posted an image with a note, "Found this among a new pack of blueberries. Burned ...
In a few cases, amber has preserved spiders' egg sacs and webs, occasionally with prey attached; [93] the oldest fossil web found so far is 100 million years old. [94] Earlier spider fossils come from a few lagerstätten, places where conditions were exceptionally suited to preserving fairly soft tissues. [93]