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Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Description:

Very common and well known orb-weaver spider with variable coloration

Habitat:

This particular spider has recently set up home in my greenhouse where it is catching flies as fast as possible in order to survive the coming winter.

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2 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 10 years ago

Lovely spider! Please consider adding this to the new Spiders of the British Isles mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2977...

ceherzog
ceherzog 12 years ago

Beautiful, clear shots!

AlphaZeroOne
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AlphaZeroOne

Wyre Forest, England, United Kingdom

Spotted on Sep 27, 2011
Submitted on Sep 27, 2011

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