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A wasp spider sitting in its web, sunny day in Vienna (Austria)

Cicada trying to break out of the spider web

Nephila spider known as golden silk spider due to the color of its web against sunlight

$The wasp spider (Argiope bruennichi) is a species of orb-web spider distributed throughout central Europe, northern Europe, north Africa, parts of Asia and in the Azores archipelago. Like many other members of the genus Argiope, it shows striking yellow and black markings on its abdomen.\nThe spider builds a spiral orb web at dawn or dusk, commonly in long grass a little above ground level, taking it approximately an hour. The prominent zigzag shape called the stabilimentum, or web decoration, featured at the centre of the orb is of uncertain function, though it may be to attract insects.\nWhen a prey item is first caught in the web, Argiope bruennichi will quickly immobilise its prey by wrapping it in silk. The prey is then bitten and then injected with a paralysing venom and a protein dissolving enzyme.\nThe male of the species is much smaller than the female. It can often be seen in or near a female's web waiting for her to complete her final moult, at which time she reaches sexual maturity. At this time her chelicerae (jaws) will be soft for a short time and the male may mate with the female without the danger of being eaten.\nDuring Summer 2006, research was carried out in the UK to find that there has been an influx of these spiders to the UK (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Spider is becoming quite common in the Netherlands. It came for the last Decades to the North of Europe through warming up the Climate.$

Missing sector orb weaver (Zygiella x-notata), also called silver-sided sector spider, is a species of orb weaver in the family Araneidae. They are solitary spiders, residing in daily-spun orb webs. Z. x-notata is a member of the genus Zygiella, the orb-weaving spiders. The adult female is easily recognized by the characteristic leaf-like mark on her posterior opisthosoma, caudal to the yellow-brown cephalothorax. It is found in Asia and Pacific islands, has been introduced into both Americas, and Sudan.

Another victim of the Black and Yellow Garden Spider gets wrapped up for a subsequent snack

A closeup focused shot of a spider on a spider web with blurred background in Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

Araneus angulatus Spider eating on his web.

Close up of a spider rebuilding her web in a garden with green shrubs in the background

Macro shot of the red-legged golden orb-web spider ( Nephila inaurata ).

Spider Nephila pilipes golden orb-web spider on netting web closeup detail background

A Yellow Garden ( Argiope Aurantia ) Spider on its web in the State of Oregon.

Batik Golden Orb Weaver (Trichonephila antipodiana)

Tenthredinidae Black And Yellow Sawfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Belly side of female Wasp spider (Nagakoganegumo, Argiope bruennichi) spider. Bright grass field background (Wildlife closeup macro photograph)

Spiders are waiting for prey on spider webs

A Black and Yellow Garden Spider wraps up a hapless dragonfly to enjoy later on

An European paper wasp forages on a flowers in summer in a garden.

The spider species Argiope aurantia is commonly known as the yellow garden spider, black and yellow garden spider, golden garden spider, writing spider, zigzag spider, corn spider, or McKinley spider. It is common to the contiguous United States, Hawaii, southern Canada, Mexico, and Central America. It has distinctive yellow and black markings on the abdomen and a mostly white cephalothorax.

Spider on the plant, extreme close-up macro shot with high details

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