Editing Argiope (spider) (section)

==Web==
The average orb web is practically invisible, and it is easy to blunder into one and end up covered with a sticky web.  The visible pattern of banded [[Spider silk|silk]] made by ''Argiope'' is pure white, and some species make an "X" form, or a zigzag type of web (often with a hollow centre).  The spider then aligns one pair of its legs with each of the four lines in the hollow "X", making a complete "X" of white lines with a very eye-catching spider forming its centre.

The zigzag patterns, called stabilimenta, reflect [[UV light]].<ref name=Field/>  They have been shown to play a role in attracting prey to the web, and possibly in preventing its destruction by large animals.  The centres of their large webs are often just under 1 metre above the ground, so they are too low for anything much larger than a rabbit to walk under. The overtness of the spider and its web thus has been speculated to prevent larger creatures from accidentally destroying the web and possibly crushing the spider underfoot.

Other studies suggest that the stabilimenta may actually lead predators to the spider; species such as ''A. keyserlingi'' place their web predominantly in closed, complex habitats such as among [[Cyperaceae|sedges]].

As ''Argiope'' sit in the centre of their web during the day, they have developed several responses to predators, such as dropping off the web, retreating to the periphery of the web, or even rapidly pumping the web in bursts of up to 30 seconds, similar to the motion done by the unrelated ''[[Pholcus phalangioides]]''.{{sfnp|Blamires|Hochuli|Thompson|2007}}

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File:Florida Argiope - Argiope florida, Archbold Biological Station, Venus, Florida - 01.jpg|''[[Argiope florida]]''
File:Writing Spider.jpg|Writing spider on stabilimentum in [[Iowa]]
File:Silver argiope (Argiope argentata).jpg|Silver argiope (''[[Argiope argentata]]'') in [[Jamaica]]
File:Writing Spider Argiope.jpg|Writing spider in [[South Carolina]]
File:Argiope keyserlingi 5367.jpg|St Andrew's cross spider (''[[Argiope keyserlingi]]''), [[Australia]]
File:Spider DNS SC.jpg|alt=Argiope in Goose Creek, SC.|''Argiope'' sp. spider Found in [[Goose Creek, South Carolina]] in October of 2019.
Argiope reinwardti, Kawah Putih, Bandung 2014-08-21 02.jpg|''Argiope reinwardti'' founded in [[Kawah Putih]], Indonesia
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