ADW: black_and_yellow

Identification

Argiope aurantia (black-and-yellow argiope)

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Image of: Argiope aurantia (black-and-yellow argiope)

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Date Taken

Late September 2002

Location

Palatine, Illinois, USA

Caption

Adult female black and yellow argiope spider, Argiope aurantia. Note the white zig-zags of webbing in her web. These structures are called stabilimenta, but their function is not entirely understood.

Contributors

David Sturm (photographer, copyright holder)

University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

Citation: Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2006. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed December 06, 2009 at http://animaldiversity.org.
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