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Large European Garden Spider - side view, Netherlands Tip: if you accidentally break an orb weaver's web, let the broken web be, and don't clean it up. The spider will eat its own silk in absence of prey. Araneus diadematus,Europe,European garden spider,Heesch,Macro,Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Large European Garden Spider - side view, Netherlands

Tip: if you accidentally break an orb weaver's web, let the broken web be, and don't clean it up. The spider will eat its own silk in absence of prey.

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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
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Sep 14, 2014. Captured Jul 12, 2014 16:22.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/8.0
  • 1/50s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm