Female Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope Appensa). Awaawapuhi Trail, Kokee State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA.

A female Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope Appensa) waits in its web, silhuoetted against blue sky, on Awaawapuhi Trail, Kokee State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Introduced to Hawaii, the Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope Appensa) is found on several islands in the western Pacific Ocean from Taiwan to Guam to New Guinea. The females are strikingly black and yellow 2-2.5 inches long, while the males are brown and much smaller at 0.75 inches.

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A female Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope Appensa) waits in its web, silhuoetted against blue sky, on Awaawapuhi Trail, Kokee State Park, Kauai, Hawaii, USA. Introduced to Hawaii, the Hawaiian Garden Spider (Argiope Appensa) is found on several islands in the western Pacific Ocean from Taiwan to Guam to New Guinea. The females are strikingly black and yellow 2-2.5 inches long, while the males are brown and much smaller at 0.75 inches.