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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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Uninvited House Guest. - Araneus diadematus - female
Copyright © 2011 dsmphoto

Uninvited House Guest. - Araneus diadematus - Female
Fremont, Alameda County, California, USA
October 15, 2011
Size: 2 1/2 inches
Gave me quite a scare when I opened the shutters. The web is about a 1 foot diameter but is strung all the way from floor to floor in our complex (about 10+ feet)
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Contributed by dsmphoto on 15 October, 2011 - 5:31pm
Last updated 16 October, 2011 - 10:31am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. I agree with A. diadematus. It does appear to have a bit of an atypical pattern.
… Lynette Elliott, 16 October, 2011 - 10:31am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for your replies. I
Thank you for your replies. Is this something someone in some profession would want to collect?
… dsmphoto, 17 October, 2011 - 2:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
to record the slightly atypical pattern. But generally this species is very common.
… Lynette Elliott, 17 October, 2011 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

Perfectly harmless and beneficial orb weaver
in the genus Araneus, but we don't recognize the pattern. We were going to say A. diadematus, but don't think we have seen one with two cross bars??
… john and jane balaban, 15 October, 2011 - 8:54pm login or register to post comments

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