How Dangerous is a Black And Yellow Spider?
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#spider #argiope #arachnids That giant black and yellow spider in your garden is the Garden Argiope or Black and Yellow Argiope (Argiope aurantia), they are also called Corn Spiders, Writing spider and Zig Zag Spiders Golden Orb Weavers, etc. In this documentary, you will learn all you need to know about these amazing arachnids. You will also hear me mispronounce the word "Argiope" as are - ji -o -pee. It should actually be pronounced are GUY - o - pe. Too late to fix that, sorry. These huge spiders may look fierce but they aren't aggressive at all. Their bite is not worse than a bee sting but it is unlikely you would ever get bit by one. They are Orb Weavers and prefer to stay in their webs. Meadows, gardens and fields are where they are most common.
If you live in the US or almost anywhere in north america, then you may have strolled through a late summer meadow and found yourself frozen in your tracks and gazing frightfully at one of these magnificent and large spiders. The black and yellow argiope. There are many names for these spiders but they are often called garden spiders, zigzag spiders, corn spiders, and silk spiders. The name Argiope aurantia means guilded silver face. You can see why.