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Wasp spider

Argiope bruennichi
Orb-weaver spiders (Araneidae)

♀

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Yellow, white with black striped spider, silvery hairy white head, the legs are striped as well. The ♂ is much smaller than the ♀ and his colours are less bright.

She builds a circular web just above the ground on a sunny spot in grass or bushes, typically with a zigzag thread through it to stabilise the web. 
At the end of summer, the ♀ makes brown cocoons in which the young spiders winter.

⇔ l. 4-14 mm

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