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Garden spider

Araneus diadematus

Photo by Dangermouse
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Large spider, up to 30-40mm in length.

Habitat:

Common in gardens, favours well-vegetated areas.

Notes:

Also called cross spider. Builds orb webs. This one has just caught its breakfast!

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Dangermouse
I emailed the photo to a guy who specialises in European spiders and he said it was most likely that, though without being able to see the back, he wasn't 100% sure.

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2011 Best Wildlife Photo
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International Spider Survey
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PublishedJuly 22, 2011

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