Argiope update

Every day, I check up on my yellow garden spiders (Argiope aurantia). Alas, one of my five vanished. I don't think she just moved because I found an empty web. From my experience, that's an ominous sign for an Argiope. Usually, they take down their web, THEN move. So I'm down to four mamas-to-be. 

Yesterday, I saw that a male had built his own digs lower down on HER web. She's obviously already mated because her abdomen is LARGE. So I guess he's just finishing up his life cycle, taking it easy, enjoying the scenery.