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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Orb Weavers (Araneidae) » Araneus » Cross Spider (Araneus diadematus)
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Is it possible we transported this spider back from Taos,NM. - Araneus diadematus
Copyright © 2009 david cella

Is it possible we transported this spider back from Taos,NM. - Araneus diadematus
Oak Park,IL, cook County, Illinois, USA
October 8, 2009

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Is it possible we transported this spider back from Taos,NM. - Araneus diadematus Is it possible we transported this spider back from Taos,NM. - Araneus diadematus
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Contributed by david cella on 8 October, 2009 - 1:51pm
Last updated 9 October, 2009 - 10:56am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Lynette Elliott, 9 October, 2009 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

Cross Spider, Araneus diadematus
I think, and they're native to Illinois.

… Andrew Williams, 8 October, 2009 - 2:35pm login or register to post comments

 
A. cf. diadematus
I also think its A. diadematus (not round enough for trifolium, IMO), but it is a European species and presumably introduced to North America in the late 19th century. So I guess they do have a history of carpetbagging.

-Kevin
… Kevin Pfeiffer, 9 October, 2009 - 7:27am login or register to post comments

Please help us to identify th
Please help us to identify this beautiful spider.
… david cella, 8 October, 2009 - 1:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Shamrock Orbweaver
Looks like it might be a Shamrock Orbweaver (Araneus trifolium) -- I just found one recently in Wisconsin.
… Ilona L., 8 October, 2009 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Does yours have the cross pat
Does yours have the cross pattern anywhere on the spider...this one is very obvious.
… david cella, 8 October, 2009 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

 
My spider has kind of a cross
My spider has kind of a cross on the front. If you look at all the other spiders shown under this name, you'll see that there is lot of variation in the patterns and coloration of these spiders.
… Ilona L., 8 October, 2009 - 2:37pm login or register to post comments

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