Araneus diadematus
(Cross Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 3109

Submitted by:
marialand
Submitted: Dec 20, 2017
Photographed: Dec 19, 2017
Spider: Araneus diadematus (Cross Orb-weaver)
Sex:
Female,
Location: Vallejo, California, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes:

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ItsyBitsy

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December 20, 2017 8:21 am

Hi, welcome to SpiderID. 🙂 You found an Orbweaver in the genus Araneus. There are a few similar looking to this and I can’t make out enough detail to say which exact species with certainty. (A. gemmoides? A. gemma?)

Marialand

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

December 20, 2017 8:32 am

Thank you! We have plenty of Orbweavers here, I’d just never seen one so orange!

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to Marialand

December 20, 2017 8:42 am

Some of them get that way when they get old, I don’t know why. Looking at this one again I think I do recognize it after all. 🙂 Comparing placement of the banding on the legs to the ones I was initially considering I instead think this actually is a Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus).

Compare: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1166670/bgimage