LEARN about the yellow garden spider (argiope aurantia) zigzag, corn, hay, mckinley

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, hay 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. Its scientific Latin name translates to "gilded silver-face" (the genus name Argiope meaning "silver-face", while the specific epithet aurantia means "gilded"). These spiders may bite if disturbed or harassed, but the venom is harmless to non-allergic humans, roughly equivalent to a bumblebee sting in intensity.[6]

[@ouatdrageslani5165]

The Fact that they made the zigzags for humans to notice the almost invisibke webs are just✨😌✨ they even shake it if you're too close

[@robshambo9979]

For humans?😂😂😂

[@28stabwounds60]

Imagine having to eat your house every night and building again tomorrow

[@revdanimal1523]

I have 11 of these spiders that have or are laying eggs right now. Yes, 11. I'm on the coast of Virginia,, so it's still warm(78-80)I feed them...grasshoppers lol. And when I say grasshopper...3+" long, and there's plenty. The reason they eat the inside of the web is because it collects tiny bugs for nutrients, and is recycling in a manner. The zig is for all the reasons mentioned. Camouflage, deterent and recycling. Such beautiful ladies. 😍

[@britefyrewhitewind2630]

Another theory for the zigzag 'stabilimentum' in the center, is that it might be UV reflective. If a larger creature passes by, the female garden spider starts bouncing her web, and the reflective silk catches their attention to alert the creature to avoid walking through her web.

[@oni1608]

Just found one on my deck in between the rails! What a big spider it is!

[@tudrow6087]

Grand paw called them writing spider and taught us not to kill them. His reasoning was they ate the bad bugs.

[@jlfranco8113]

These beautiful creatures are really great to have in the garden. I currently have 2 really big ones in mine.

[@ramel7792]

I have two of them in my back yard. They're beautiful.

[@4corander]

Always heard them called banana spiders... I've heard writing spiders too

[@kevinellis3509]

Charlotte was a Barn Spider.😊

[@intr0vert315]

wow i never knew their web was so strong! cool!

[@matheusn.591]

Thanks, I am brazilian and I've never seen a spider like that until last week in my garden

[@livefree6878]

They’re amazing! So fun to watch

[@jasip1000]

Wasp spiders also make this zig zag line.

[@melfreemans]

If they feel threatened they will start rocking their webs back and forth. It's amazing to see. As kids we would tap them with sticks to make them shake their webs.

[@Ms.NigeriaParker]

I just found one of these in my bush.. it definitely has a zigzag and I ran..it’s still there, but I now have ice on my ankle.lol

[@bradpearson9466]

We called them banana spiders when we were kids. Simply because the yellow looks like bananas.

[@richardkaber5466]

I've been bit a few times by these spiders I would compare it more to a paper wasp than a bee it burns pretty good folks but won't kill just hurt

[@christopherkeller6367]

These things don’t bother me as long as they aren’t in or directly above my anticipated path. The worst is when you are in a park with walkways and there are a shit load in the trees above you.

[@robshambo9979]

GO GET SHREK!

[@madalice4710]

Found one that made a home above our little garden today. Despite being horrified of them I didn't kill it but just gaze at it from afar lmao

[@elmeroaca2990]

i have one of this at the garden but the one i have has a zigzag in each foot

[@CrystalMouse1]

I moved to the south from Alaska for college and I remember riding my lawnmower right into one of these and it shook its web at me! Bwowowownnnngggg! Scared me so bad 😱 but after living there a while I knew that I had to make peace with them so I caught grasshoppers and tossed them into their webs as a peace offering. I think it worked cuz I never got surprised by one again after that

[@melfreemans]

Old people used to tell us that if they wrote your name in their web you were gonna die. Also I think Charlotte's friend was an orb weaver. They're common in barns. I've never seen a writing spider in a barn, they're always outside.

[@bluesageful]

Lol.... yeah my Granny said that!

[@melfreemans]

@@bluesageful to this day I don't like to look at their webs....just in case!!!

[@bluesageful]

@@melfreemans 😂😂😂

[@justme26688]

Are these also known as banana spiders?

[@angelawabe1514]

we in the philipines call it mr x or xx

[@user-rg6xt3dw8g]

I saw a huge black spider with yellow on it when I was a kid but I thought they called it a banana spider so I’m tryn look up exactly what it was this looks like the scary thing I never saw one like it since

[@Mmdmade]

Neato. Hypothetical questions. Hypothetical answers. All guess work. We have SO much to learn. Phenomenal planet.

[@wfemp_4730]

A hypothesis is neither a question nor an answer.

[@magicsta]

I have one of these in my school 🏫

[@jomama3804]

Also easily cross bendable w/other garden spider Males have a more squared off pattern

[@chopz5881]

Shew eating its own steel.. atleast its getting its iron for the day

[@tonk9512]

We called it spider x due to its shape

[@jasonrobards4939]

I WALKED NEAR DITCHES AS A KID. SOUTH OREGON. WAS MUCH FUN UNTIL, NOT ONLY WALKING INTO THESE, BASTARDS, WEBS, WAS MORE FUN, REALIZING THEY CAME WITH THE WEB. HOLY OLY, TALK ABOUT SCARED, OF HARMLESS YET BIGFAT SPIDER!!!!! I MISS THOSE DAYS.

[@TheFarleyMowat]

Does jet fuel melt spider web beams?

[@menartd2618]

Damn it military, keep your hands off of nature.

[@emkkahn]

Wow, she is really a beautiful animal...

[@desireereyes8060]

Conversation

[@Blue_ocean66]

God just sent me a vision of a black and yellow spider rolling around in grass. What do you think it means? 🤔

[@mommajaned4352]

I had 2 of these by my chicken coup and I walked right into it. Took forever to get the web off me and my hair. Scared the puddin out of me. Are they poisonous?

[@jero2955]

Don't worry babe, they're not a danger for humans

[@jmantwild9373]

I have always known them as Cotton spiders

[@Lookimataco13]

So would the bite require a hospital trip or no?

[@livefree6878]

As far as I can tell it would not require a hospital trip, but there’s always that chance that someone is really allergic to this spider.

[@Lookimataco13]

@@livefree6878 cool, I admit most things like this are intimidating but I'm trying to have an open mind & i understand any fear is from lack of knowledge. So more & more i try to take time to know & understand more about these creatures

[@b4nkrollzz966]

Is just a garden spider enough with all the names

[@_devxx1]

How to get rid of them

[@desireereyes8060]

Webberville

[@TaniksLaBaguette]

Ooohh, i have a real fear of spiders but those are cool

[@sssldrago975]

I have seen this

[@alphadios2003]

Or wasp spider.

[@_devxx1]

These things outside my house smh

[@andrasdudas5084]

What, if it is for statical reasons?

[@Santyy0511]

Hii, I m from India, Argiope pulchella ,may I know about this spider it is poisonous or not?

[@deadskull3524]

I found them in the forest was very big there web could get a bird I could be wrong if that’s not the spider

[@bluesageful]

Never seen one with a bird, but I have seen them catch and eat anole lizards!

[@xanu88]

We called them banana spiders

[@corsaravantine5442]

We call it a banana spider

[@desireereyes8060]

I remember

[@michaelmatheny1904]

Can I have help 3 are in my years do they bite?

[@ValioMadre7]

Just try to pet one & see what happens.

[@md_randoms2429]

I call em orb weavers

[@ahines288]

I witnessed one weaving its orb on the outside of our screened in porch a few weeks ago... so cool how the sil looked wet while she spent the whole night circling and molding it into a perfect circle almost like a muscadine grape..... i recorded throughout the process

[@brookepfleiderer5796]

You repeated word for word what Chris Egnoto said in his video about these spiders 🤨😂

[@Global.Nature1]

What that is what I call writing spider

[@AnimeReviewDDC]

Can you get me some and ship them to me? I’ll pay you

[@Santyy0511]

I have 7 zigzag spider in my garden

[@AnimeReviewDDC]

Santy yaduvanshi awe I want them

[@Santyy0511]

How can I send spider live Mr. Dallis, I think its not possible

[@AnimeReviewDDC]

Santy yaduvanshi You would have to put each spider in individual containers, then put them in one big box and ship them for one day shipping. It probably will be about $20-$30 to ship them depending on where you’re located.

[@Santyy0511]

@@AnimeReviewDDC give me what's up number

[@stanleylin5431]

Lol I had to put in to 1.25 it was to slow

[@Simon033]

I got 2 at home

[@tyeemeraldwilliams3697]

One got in my bedroom some type of way I run out my house in my bra n panties my neighbor came an got it I was scared to live in my apartment for weeks

[@ionickushgod406]

I just killed one of these things there huge!!

[@itzjustme5469]

Just killed 1 today 🤷🏾‍♂️🙏🏾

[@Simon033]

Smh

[@Simon033]

Gl with the bugs on ur plants

[@constanceford5859]

Just killed one today & two a week ago