Unidentified

Picture ID 48036

Picture of unidentified spider

Comments & ID Thoughts

Orb Spider I believe

  • Submitted by: 
    willieoneputt
  • Submitted: Nov 10, 2018
  • Photographed: Oct 1, 2018
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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TangledWeb

Yes, and she’s a beauty. She’s a cross orbweaver, Araneus diadematus.

Bobby_longlegs

Almost right 🙂 Araneus marmoreus. Check out this photo: http://www.naturefg.com/pages/c-animals/araneus%20marmoreus.htm

TangledWeb

I have found that some stock photographers don’t correctly identify their photos. I avoid using their species labels. I think this one was wrong.

Bobby_longlegs

You’re absolutely right. Thanks for keeping me humble. I didn’t see that damn cross. My Dick Jones book also clearly shows it is the diadematus. Lesson learned!

Bobby_longlegs

Araneus marmoreus, female

Bobby_longlegs

Except, I was wrong. A.diadematus, a.marmoreus and a.quadratus can look similar, and all three can show a cross. Sometimes the folium (leaf shape) is more prominent and sometimes white markings are missing. For some reason, when I looked at this picture, I didn’t see a.diadematus.