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Thinking of argiope aurantia

Just thinking about the garden spiders. I realize that I do not know and cannot imagine how they successfully overwinter here in northwestern Iowa, or in any other place with very frigid winter conditions. Does anyone know how this is accomplished? Thanks.

According to...
...this article, the eggs hatch in the late summer or fall, but the spiderlings become dormant and remain in the egg sac until the following spring.

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