A Garden Spider Looking At Me!

A female Araneus diadematus, she was not moving too quickly on a cool, 5*C, morning. Strangely enough she was on the ground and away from any web.

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Patomarazul

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And with an intriguing body display! Posted 6 years ago
1. gary fast
  
  Lion
  
  Maybe she’s trying to keep warm. LOL! It may also have been that she was on the ground and not at “home” in her web. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Patomarazul
    
    Lion
    
    Haha! She is still a contorsionist! :-D Posted 6 years ago
  2. 1. gary fast
      
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      Unfortunately there wasn’t enough room for me to take a photo giving a side view. It would have been interesting. Posted 6 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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Species identified by gary fast

By gary fast

Uploaded Nov 10, 2018. Captured Nov 10, 2018 09:56 in 404 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.

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Captured in the fall. More fall photos.