The black and yellow garden spider gets its name from the distinctive black and yellow markings on its abdomen that mimic those on a wasp. The spider’s legs often have black stripes and are ...

The garden spider, scientifically known as Argiope aurantia, is easy to spot thanks to its bright yellow markings and bold black stripes. Female Argiope aurantia spiders are larger than the males ...

often with a slightly darker dorsal stripe running along its abdomen. They have eight eyes, arranged in two horizontal rows. Yellow sac spiders are sometimes confused with brown recluse spiders ...