In Waiting

Finally found this to be a Araneus diadematus (male). The males do not tend to build webs but wonder around looking for that special lady :).

comments (7)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Really good shot! Not sure about identification, can you share details on its web, if it had any? Posted 11 years ago
1. Darryl Lane
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  It didn't have a web as would, lets say a normal garden orb spider. It did however seem to be waiting to pounce with a few strands of web attached to both front pairs of legs. The image in the description shows this a little. Posted 11 years ago

Darryl Lane

Musk Oxen

This seems to be the first male of this genus on JungleDragon yay :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Congrats! Posted 11 years ago

Wendy

Lion

Great shot of this scary creature :) Posted 11 years ago
1. Darryl Lane
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Thanks Wendy ^_^ Posted 11 years ago

Tarsier

Lion

Great picture! Posted 9 years 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 Darryl Lane

By Darryl Lane

Uploaded Aug 27, 2014. Captured Aug 27, 2014 17:13 in The Paddocks, Folkestone, Kent CT18 7BL, UK.

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Canon EOS 60D
f/10.0
1/250s
ISO100
65mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.