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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.
In North America, Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the black and yellow garden spider, zipper spider, corn spider, or writing spider, because of the similarity of the web stabilimenta to writing. The East Asian species Argiope amoena is known in Japan as kogane-gumo.
Ventral view. Like most orb-web spiders, A. australis shows considerable sexual size dimorphism; females (~25mm) are considerably larger than males (~6mm). [1] When viewed from above, the abdomen is bright yellow with black cross-wise stripes and has an obvious knobby outline.
Joro spiders are large arachnids with bright yellow abdomens with gray striping and long, black and yellow striped legs. The males of the species have light brown abdomens with dark brown stripes ...
Intense pain, muscle stiffness, possible nausea, and vomiting are the telltale signs of a black widow spider bite, and these symptoms will likely occur within a few hours after being bitten ...
During the summer of 2006, research found that there had been an influx of wasp spiders in the UK. [5] The colouration of this population is similar, although the yellow stripes are more cream-coloured. Besides the nominate subspecies, there is one subspecies currently recognized: Argiope bruennichi nigrofasciata Franganillo, 1910 (Portugal)
True to their name, female Black Widow spiders have shiny black bodies and a red hourglass shape on the underside of their abdomen. Females are traditionally larger than males, their bodies can ...
C. inclusum gets its two common names (yellow sac and black-footed spider) from its appearance. It is a pale yellow-beige colour with dark brown markings on its palps, chelicerae (jaws) and on the ends of its tarsi (feet). There is also often an orange-brown stripe running down the top-centre of its abdomen. [4]