Come Hither, Come Hide

A beautiful female Argiope trifasciata posing with her quarry.  The Banded Garden Spider is quite common late summer and early fall, they make symetrical orb webs.  This one has hung a meal, she maybe gravid, and has another queued for immediate snacking.
{Shot handheld with tethered flash in the other hand.  I got so close on one attempt I knocked her off.  Luckily she reclaimed her perch while I was at the grocery.  ISO200, f/22 1/15}