Black and Yellow Argiope Spider and Mallow
by Mark Berman
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Black and Yellow Argiope Spider and Mallow
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Mark Berman
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Photograph - Fine Art Nature Photography
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Also known as the "Writing Spider" or Black and Yellow Garden Spider, this Argiope (our-guy-O-pee) adds a cool silk squiggle to her web, called a 'stabilimentum.' Two theories have been suggested for it - to attract prey with UV light reflection, like the open sky through grasses, and to show up so birds don't keep flying into the web and ruining it.
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December 16th, 2021
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