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Orbweaver type? Found in woodlands between streams. Body was 7/8" long. I don't know enough about spider anatomy to know its sex.
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- Submitted: Aug 24, 2025
- Photographed: Aug 22, 2025
- Spider: Araneus diadematus (Cross Orb-weaver)
- Location: Concrete, Washington, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: High foliage (includes trees and tree trunks),Forest
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
Sep 12, 2025
Sep 10, 2025
Adams county, 
It’s a female European garden spider. Araneus diadematus
Thank you!
You’re welcome
Nice photo! I like getting photos like this that show a spider in the setting where its markings are great camouflage. @Spider lore Welcome! It’s probably a mature female. She looks like she already has put her eggs in a silk sac. Her abdomen is rumpled and her posterior is drooping ( so is mine). They deflate after the eggs are out of them. She might be guarding the eggs. Do you know what kind of tree that is? It looks like a Paper Wasp nest in color and texture. Just curious. I’m into trees too.