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Baby European Garden Spider Today in the garden I found several incredibly tiny spiders, about 2mm in length of a yellow color. It turns out these are baby Cross Orbweavers. They are common spiders but its remarkable how their eggs survived the winter. Araneus diadematus,Insects,Macro,Spider Click/tap to enlarge

Baby European Garden Spider

Today in the garden I found several incredibly tiny spiders, about 2mm in length of a yellow color. It turns out these are baby Cross Orbweavers. They are common spiders but its remarkable how their eggs survived the winter.

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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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Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 2, 2012. Captured May 2, 2012 18:17.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/13.0
  • 1/200s
  • ISO280
  • 105mm