Garden Spider

Garden Spider. Garden spider "love" Male garden spiders visit females to breed in mid to late summer. This is the female garden spider (Argiope aurantia), a common sight in gardens where she likes to build her web.

There are many different types of garden spiders, as listed above, however two common species are the European garden spider and the Argiope garden spider. Most spiders have two claws on each foot, but orb weavers have an additional claw to help them spin their complex webs. These lines are called stabilimenta because they were first thought to provide structural support (stability) to the webs.

Then he slowly approaches and hopes he doesn't get attacked in the process.

Garden spiders come in all shapes and sizes, and when questions about garden spider identification arise, most people at least subconsciously think of the family Araneidae, the orb weaving spiders.

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The black-and-yellow garden spider is commonly found near houses and in gardens. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America Argiope aurantia is a showy spider usually noticed in late summer. A spider can eliminate many harmful insects from your garden.