Argiope from Situ Cileunca

The Beautiful Spider Argiope

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Suborder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Araneidae
Genus:	Argiope
Species:	Argiope appensa

This spider is Argiope Appensa.
The one I encountered  is really huge, it could cover your whole face. Scary it is, but beautiful...

Argiope Appensa (female)

Not far from an Orchard Spider another argiope found but the color is white with a little brownish, maybe it's a juvenile. The interesting one is he/she make an orb with a "stabilimentum" (zigzag pattern) in the center of the web...

Another Argiope