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Argiope species. These are large spiders found throughout the United States and Canada. They can be recognized by their yellow and black banded abdomens and legs. They build vertical webs in open, sunny sites in weedy areas or gardens. The webs are marked with heavy zigzag patterns running through the center that look like spider writing (remember Charlotte?). A really neat video of an actual orb-web construction can be found at: http y/pages.unibas .ch/dib/nlu/ staff/sz/webconstruct.html
Male Argiope spiders are much smaller than females and can sometimes be seen in separate webs nearby those of females. As is typical of invertebrate males in the natural world, the lives of male spiders are brutal and short. They spend most of their time fighting with other males and trying to entice larger, more dangerous females to mate. And in the case of Argiope aurantia, males die almost immediately after mating and the females eat them!
During the day, a female can typically be found hanging upside down in the center of her web waiting for an insect to fly by. If one gets stuck in the web, a spider can tell from the thread vibrations its size and location. If she deems it safe to eat, she bites it and wraps it in silk. Later
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