Aug

31

So it seems we have identified the spider.  She is an Argiope aurantia or Yellow Garden Spider.    You can read more about her here.

I was also intrigued by the very intricate design in the middle of the web.  It’s called the stabilimentum, and you can read more about it here.  Fascinating stuff.

100_1962

Our lovely lady - picture taken by me 08/30/2009

Reblog this post [with Zemanta]