European garden spider - frontal, Heeswijk-Dinther, Netherlands

A sign of late summer: spiders everywhere.

comments (4)

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Sweet! Posted 4 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, although I was annoyed by the leaf in the foreground blocking it :) Posted 4 months ago

Lisa Kimmerling

Lion

So very cute! I love this, Ferdy! Posted 4 months ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks, Lisa :) Posted 4 months ago

The Cross Orbweaver

The spider species ''Araneus diadematus'' is commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, ''Araneus marmoreus''. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Ferdy Christant