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Cross Spider? - Araneus diadematus - male
Copyright © 2008 Sharon and Bill Harris

Cross Spider? - Araneus diadematus - Male
Springfield, Calhoun County, Michigan, USA
July 31, 2008
In looking through the guide I think that this is a Cross Spider. He caught dinner while I was taking photos. His web is in a rose bush.

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Cross Spider? - Araneus diadematus - male Cross Spider? - Araneus diadematus - male
Contributed by Sharon and Bill Harris on 1 August, 2008 - 10:23am
Last updated 20 August, 2008 - 11:22am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Ken Schneider, 20 August, 2008 - 11:22am

I think your ID is correct -
I've photographed several of these spiders recently, and I think that abdominal pattern is pretty distinctive. Moving to guide page for now, assuming no objections...
… Ken Schneider, 20 August, 2008 - 11:22am

 
Thanks, Ken. I thought that
Thanks, Ken. I thought that I was right but that didn't necessarily mean that I was:)
… Sharon and Bill Harris, 20 August, 2008 - 12:59pm

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