Orb-Weaver

Spider-Man uses a line of silk to swing through cityscapes and subdue evildoers. But in the arthropod world, spider-women are the masters of silk. Female spiders have seven different silk glands from which they draw an array of different types of silk for different purposes, including constructing intricate webs to snare prey.

The banded garden spider (Argiope trifasciata) is found throughout Ohio; however, it may be easily overlooked in favor of its slightly larger and more stunningly colored cousin; the yellow garden spider (A. aurantia).