Belly side...

If I moved around to shoot its back, it scrambled into the holly bush! So I have to be satisfied with its belly. LOL!

Argiope aurantia - Black and Yellow Garden Spider. More info here - https://spiderid.com/spider/araneidae/argiope/aurantia/

Nine years ago today - https://365project.org/marlboromaam/365/2011-09-07

[Milanie]

I think they're really neat looking spiders - as long as they don't surprise me.

[Mags]

@milaniet Yes, they are and they aren't poisonous.

[MOONCHILD]

Love these in my garden. Both sides are sooooo cool!!

[Diana]

Such a beautiful shot, love that bit of zigzagging web.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

wonderful detail

[Susan Wakely]

Great capture and interesting web.

[Frances Claydon]

Colourful even on the underside, nice as long as they stay out of my way...!

[Dione Giorgio]

Great shot. I like the zigzagging lines of the web.

[Esther Rosenberg]

Looks like he had to do zigzag repair on that web, Neat shot!

[Mags]

@ludwigsdiana Thank you very much, Diana!

[Mags]

@koalagardens Thank you!

[Mags]

@wakelys Thanks, Susan!

[Mags]

@francesc Yes, I know exactly what you mean. =) Thank you, Frances!

[Mags]

@sangwann Thank you very much!

[Mags]

@dutchothotmailcom Thanks, Esther! Could be a critter messed it up - deer, bob cat, coy wolf, possum, raccoon, skunk, squirrel, or even snake maybe.

[KV]

Creepy but great shot Maggie.

[Mags]

@kvphoto Thanks, KV! They are creepy critters.

[Lin]

Super closeup!

[Mags]

@linnypinny Thanks, Lin!

[sarah]

These are fascinating and their web is too

[Margaret Brown]

Love your focus and capture

[haskar]

Great close up

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Kas]

Wonderful close up - but I'd be off in the other direction!

[Mags]

@samae Thank you very much, Sarah!

[Mags]

@craftymeg Thank you, Margaret!

[Mags]

@haskar Thank you!

[Mags]

@bkbinthecity Thanks, BKB!

[Mags]

@wag864 LOL! Normally, I would too but these aren't poisonous. =) Thank you!

[Maggiemae]

I think they are probably quite small so you have got up so close! The wiggly bits - perhaps spider couldn't make its mind up where to go - or perhaps it got the hiccups?

[Pigeons Farm]

Such a great photo :)

[Mags]

@maggiemae They aren't as small as you think! LOL! Never thought of it having the hiccups. Ha ha!

[Mags]

@kgolab Thank you very much!

[Taffy]

Fantastic details in this -- including the web!

[Mags]

@taffy Thank you so much!

[Peter Dulis]

cool shot ...

[Mags]

@pdulis Thanks, Peter!

[Suzie Townsend]

I think this is what I call a Banana Spider and I just love them. I would watch them building their web and enjoy them and then one day they would just be gone. Birds I would imagine. It always made me sad.

[Spanner]

wonderful image

[Mags]

@stownsend I thought banana spiders were different from the garden spiders. Hmmm? I'll have to check into that. Thanks, Suzie!

[Mags]

@spanner Thank you!

[Jane Pittenger]

The zigzag is wonderful and i like his belly just fine

[Mags]

@jgpittenger Thank you very much, Jane!