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- Submitted: Oct 12, 2019
- Photographed: Oct 12, 2019
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Unidentified
Picture ID 91518
Araneus diadematus, Cross Orb-Weaver. It’s a very common species and not harmful.
Looks scary though
They are not harmful, and even if you accidentally run into their web, they will most likely scamper away. They only bite when you actually try to hurt them, and their bite is not medically significant. Btw, good picture!
Thanks, took me some time to make the phone camera focus on it.
It is in a flowerbed next to busy sidewalk. Very noticeable with its light orange color. I hope people let it be there peacefully.
In my experience most people don’t kill orbweavers like they thoughtlessly kill spiders that look more like what they imagine scary spiders to look like. It is difficult to get digital cameras to autofocus on spiders. The camera goes for the background depth instead. My previous out-dated digital cameras had manual focus as an option. I miss that. A way to work around that is to put a blank background behind the spider, like a briefcase or purse, piece of paper, or tree trunk. Also angle the camera to glance slightly diagonally instead of direct for a close-up shot of… Read more »