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Bridge Orbweaver

Larinioides sclopetaria

Photo by Ozbird
Published on Project Noah
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Description:

This spider was really busy making its web for the night, unfortunately I didn't had the time to wait until its work was done.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)
Ozbird
Thank for the tip Manval, nice site to know. Altough Project Noah is also really good to find ID's ;)
Maniacval
Hi Pieter You're welcome, for yours pics of Belgium you can try to post in Observations.be ;) in this web you can find one quicker response :D Greets
Ozbird
Thank you so much Manval, it is nice to finally have an ID for this one :)
Maniacval
Hi Pieter It's Bridge Orbweaver (Larinioides sclopetaria) family Araneidae. Greets
Ozbird
Yes, I think it could be the European garden spider (Araneus diadematus), but I'm not sure..

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International Spider Survey
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Biodiversity in Belgium
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2013

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