black and yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia, Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge, North Carolina, NC, invertebrates; Arachnid; spider; common orb web spider, females are larger than males, thre claws per foot, 3 claws per foot, animals; wildlife, undomesticated animals,

Orb Weaver, garden spider makes a zipper like web, said to be the strongest web weaved of all arachnids. Super beautiful spider - as pretty as the flowers. - Photo by Kelly Lindquist

An arachnid not an insect but...Orb weaver

Along Came a Spider An orb weaver I found on a ridge between Everson Creek and Black Canyon.

🌿 Nature And Wildlife 🌿 on Instagram: “The spiny orb weaver spider 🕷😨 • • • Photo by @macro_hobby_miami • • • Follow @wildlifeandscenery for daily posts ✨ Like for more like this…”

A garden orb spider on it's wet cobweb.

The Demon orb Weaver Spider

Lenz Lim ✈️ on Instagram: “<Hasselt's Spiny Orb-weaver (Gasteracantha hasselti)> The most common Spiny orb spider we have locally and its beauty captivates me every…”