Araneus diadematus
(Cross Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 42659

Submitted by:
samdatum
Submitted: Oct 6, 2018
Photographed: Oct 5, 2018
Spider: Araneus diadematus (Cross Orb-weaver)
Location: Lee, Illinois, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

Moderator

October 6, 2018 1:31 pm

Hi, this is a Cross Orb-weaver (Araneidae) Araneus diadematus. 🙂

SamDatum

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

October 6, 2018 1:38 pm

Hey Itsy. Thank you for the ID! My wife rather freaked out due to its body size. What in particular helped in your identification? Thanks.

ItsyBitsy

Moderator

Reply to SamDatum

October 6, 2018 1:42 pm

This is a rather common species with a distinctive pattern on the abdomen. The pattern is quite faded on yours, but still recognizable. 🙂

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

October 6, 2018 1:46 pm

Also I deleted your duplicate image and intended to crop this one to match it but I forgot I’m utilizing a mobile device at the moment and the cropping function I use within the site doesn’t function properly on it. I’ll try to remember to crop it later when I’m on a desktop pc.

SamDatum

Photo Owner

Reply to ItsyBitsy

October 6, 2018 2:00 pm

Thanks. I thought that I uploaded a cropped image (2x) but perhaps it first reverted to the original. Maybe you can also correct my inaccurate guess at ID in the caption. Or add “Not” suffix, :). Btw-Great site!