2012 Photograph, Black and Yellow Argiope, Yellow Garden Spider, Black and Yellow Garden Spider, Golden Garden Spider, Writing Spider, Zigzag Spider, Corn Spider or McKinley Spider (Argiope aurantia, Orb-weaver Spider Family, Araneidae), Occoquan Bay NWR, Woodbridge, Virginia, © 2012.

This photo also shows the distinctive zigzag silk path in the middle of the web. Its purpose is not known, but is thought to either be for strengthing the center of the web where the spider usually stays or to warn off birds which would otherwise fly into and destroy the web.

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