An in-depth look at Argiope aurantia, the Yellow Garden Spider. Common in most of North America, large and colourful, these are beautiful and fascinating orb-weaving spiders that run a secret scam operation.
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0:00 Introduction
1:57 Identification
8:00 Range and Distribution
10:05 Habitat
11:49 The Bite
15:48 How They Hunt
20:18 The Honeypot Scam
22:22 The Zig-zag Thing in the Web
33:08 Life Cycle and Reproduction
37:16 Conclusion