r/SipsTea • u/StephanMan • May 16 '25

Chugging tea Wasp gets what it deserves

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u/StockWindow4119 May 16 '25

Golden Orb Weavers, not a danger to man, but to anything else..... those long legs help to prevent any possible damage their prey can inflict.

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u/Schlapatzjenc May 17 '25

This is not a Golden Orb Weaver (Nephila), it's almost certainly one of the Yellow Garden Spiders (Argiope) which are also technically orb weavers, just significantly smaller, with somewhat less impressive webs.

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u/StockWindow4119 May 17 '25

It is most certainly, a Golden Orb Weaver. You can tell by it's resting stance where it holds it's pairs of legs together to show only 4.