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Richard, Angus, Jim, and all,
I have found Argiope aurantia here in Nova Scotia, but probably no A. trifas=
ciata unless during summer holidays several years ago. Certainly none while=
at the old house I've been working on at Round Hill for the past four summe=
rs. =20
When I lived at my farm in Eastern Ontario, I reserved a section of oldfield=
next to the garden as a special place for Argiope and Araneus spiders. I w=
as asked to write an article about "Spider Ranch" by David Shorthouse, who w=
as then editor of Canadian Arachnology. It was based mainly on the informat=
ion contained on a three page section of my own website. For those who are i=
nterested in these wonderful spiders, the pages still exist on my site. The=
following link will take you to page one. You will see photos of both Argi=
ope spiders and of an Argiope spinning its egg case (one of the coolest thin=
gs you may ever see).
http://magickcanoe.com/argiope/argiope-1.html
For those who do find one of these large colorful female spiders, you can of=
ten observe their growth over several weeks. When they become very large, w=
atch closely to see them create their egg case. After depositing eggs, the s=
pider's abdomen will be noticeably deflated! Try to leave those egg cases u=
ndisturbed over the winter so that the young spiders may hatch in the spring=
. It's good to know what these egg cases look like so that you can avoid de=
stroying them when doing autumn clean up around your garden. I managed the s=
ection of oldfield so that it would not be disturbed from year to year and a=
lso allowed many insect-attracting native plants to grow so as to provide in=
sects as a food supply for the spiders. At any given time in autumn, there w=
ere often a couple of dozen Argiope and Araneus spinning webs among the gold=
enrod, asters, milkweed, yarrow, queen anne's lace, and evening primrose jus=
t a stone's throw from my kitchen door. It was most enjoyable to stroll the=
garden several times each day to see what was happening out there.
bev wigney
Round Hill, NS (in summer)
On 2013-09-24, at 10:13 PM, Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com> wrote:
> You're correct, Richard. They go by slightly different names & is usually c=
alled the Yellow Garden Argiope "Argiope aurantia". Spectacular as you say. T=
hey & another Argiope were common a few years ago but I've not seen any the p=
ast two years.
> Angus
> =20
>=20
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<html><head></head><body bgcolor=3D"#FFFFFF"><div>Richard, Angus, Jim, and a=
ll,</div><div><br></div><div>I have found Argiope aurantia here in Nova Scot=
ia, but probably no A. trifasciata unless during summer holidays several yea=
rs ago. Certainly none while at the old house I've been working on at R=
ound Hill for the past four summers. </div><div>When I lived at my far=
m in Eastern Ontario, I reserved a section of oldfield next to the garden as=
a special place for Argiope and Araneus spiders. I was asked to write=
an article about "Spider Ranch" by David Shorthouse, who was then editor of=
Canadian Arachnology. It was based mainly on the information containe=
d on a three page section of my own website. For those who are interes=
ted in these wonderful spiders, the pages still exist on my site. The f=
ollowing link will take you to page one. You will see photos of both A=
rgiope spiders and of an Argiope spinning its egg case (one of the coolest t=
hings you may ever see).</div><a href=3D"http://magickcanoe.com/argiope/argi=
ope-1.html">http://magickcanoe.com/argiope/argiope-1.html</a><div>For those w=
ho do find one of these large colorful female spiders, you can often observe=
their growth over several weeks. When they become very large, watch c=
losely to see them create their egg case. After depositing eggs, the s=
pider's abdomen will be noticeably deflated! Try to leave those egg ca=
ses undisturbed over the winter so that the young spiders may hatch in the s=
pring. It's good to know what these egg cases look like so that you ca=
n avoid destroying them when doing autumn clean up around your garden.  =
;I managed the section of oldfield so that it would not be disturbed from ye=
ar to year and also allowed many insect-attracting native plants to grow so a=
s to provide insects as a food supply for the spiders. At any given ti=
me in autumn, there were often a couple of dozen Argiope and Araneus spinnin=
g webs among the goldenrod, asters, milkweed, yarrow, queen anne's lace, and=
evening primrose just a stone's throw from my kitchen door. It was mo=
st enjoyable to stroll the garden several times each day to see what was hap=
pening out there.</div><div><br></div><div>bev wigney</div><div>Round Hill, N=
S (in summer)<div><br>On 2013-09-24, at 10:13 PM, Angus MacLean <<a href=3D=
"mailto:cold_mac@hotmail.com">cold_mac@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></d=
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<div dir=3D"ltr">You're correct, Richard. They go by slightly different name=
s & is usually called the Yellow Garden Argiope "Argiope aurantia".=
Spectacular as you say. They & another Argiope were common a few years a=
go but I've not seen any the past two years.<br>
Angus<br> <br>
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