From looking in the database I'm almost certain this is an "Orb-weaver" aka "Garden Spider" but not completely sure. Was hoping for a better explanation perhaps?
Beautiful picture! Yes, this does seem to be a female orb weaver. This is likely one of the Araneus genus, but there are hundreds of similar species within the genus, making a positive species identification difficult.
Beautiful picture! Yes, this does seem to be a female orb weaver. This is likely one of the Araneus genus, but there are hundreds of similar species within the genus, making a positive species identification difficult.