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Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Photo by AlphaZeroOne
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Very common and well known orb-weaver spider with variable coloration

Habitat:

This particular spider has recently set up home in my greenhouse where it is catching flies as fast as possible in order to survive the coming winter.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
KarenL
Lovely spider! Please consider adding this to the new Spiders of the British Isles mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/29779008
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011

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