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cross spider
Araneus diadematus
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Field Notes
Description:
It's a kind of orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America.
Grey in colour with white markings across the dorsal abdomen forming a cross, 10mm in size approx.
Habitat:
Mediterranean pine forest, spotted at coastal area of Menorca Island.
A. diadematus has a holarctic distribution, found throughout Europe and across North America, from southern Canada to Mexico, and from British Columbia to Newfoundland.
Notes:
Commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider, or crowned orb weaver.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Suborder: Araneomorphae
Family: Araneidae
Genus: Araneus
Species: A. diadematus
Reference Links:
Araneus diadematus - Wikipedia
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PublishedAugust 17, 2017
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