I apologise for the poor quality of the pictures; it was a bit too sunny, and I had to use the zoom (I didn’t want to disturb the spider). I’m fairly certain that it’s in the genus Argiope, just not quite sure of the species.
The species is actually A. argentata acc. to another poster, but still likely a female, so I’ll definitively post pics if she lays eggs. (She’s now Kumoko.) They aren’t dangerous - acc. to some websearch they only bite if hurt, there are plenty pics of people with them on hands, and even if they do bite the venom is comparable to a bee sting*.
*I wish that I could say the same of these: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cc/LoxoscelesGaucho.jpg
Gaucho spiders. Native and fairly common in my homeland. Strong venom and a tendency to hide inside wardrobes, their only saving grace is to be more scared of humans than we are of them.
You would think, given their “we’re the hard working true Americans” shtick, that they would see just how hard the LGBTQ+ community fights for their rights and begin to respect them for it.
But no, because they don’t have any honor ; they’re just hateful troglodytes that would be better off dead.
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