Comments & ID Thoughts
Orb Weaver Spider
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- Submitted: Oct 30, 2018
- Photographed: Oct 30, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Libertyville, Illinois, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes:
You are correct. This is the Garden Cross Orb Weaver, Araneus diadematus, in the family Araneidae.
Bobbylonglegs check this out. The white pattern is the key to Araneus diadematus. Dr. Ewing (below) is an arachnid expert. Google him, he has videos too.
This is a female Araneus diadematus