Araneus diadematus
(Cross Orb-weaver)

Picture ID 50202

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Cross-Orb Weaver.

Submitted by:
roberttosa
Submitted: Dec 13, 2018
Photographed: Oct 31, 2018
Spider: Araneus diadematus (Cross Orb-weaver)
Sex:
Female,
Location: Wauwatosa , Wisconsin, United States
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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Roberttosa

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December 13, 2018 10:55 pm

Please confirm his identity. His head looks unusual. He was walking slowly across the driveway. The kids scooped him up and put him in the flower bed. Pretty sure he came from our garage about four feet away. He is a real beauty!

TangledWeb

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Reply to Roberttosa

December 14, 2018 4:33 pm

You got the ID right, Araneus diadematus. She looks weird because she has deposited her eggs, a “huge load off her shoulders,” so to say. The kids did the right thing. A flower bed is a perfect place for her to hunt and find water droplets to drink.

Roberttosa

Photo Owner

Reply to TangledWeb

December 14, 2018 6:31 pm

Amazing! Thank you for the reply and comment. We see more than a few of these beautiful spiders around in the summer months. I will show this to the boys. They were quite curious about it.