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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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Spider on the neighbors house - Araneus diadematus
Copyright © 2012 Ardeliah

Spider on the neighbors house - Araneus diadematus
Near Halifax, Beaver Bank County, Nova Scotia, Canada
September 2, 2012
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Contributed by Ardeliah on 2 September, 2012 - 4:19pm
Last updated 4 September, 2012 - 12:55pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Kyron Basu, 4 September, 2012 - 12:55pm login or register to post comments

Perfectly harmless, beneficial, and beautiful orb weaver
We have a difficult time deciding if these are unusually patterned Araneus marmoreus or unusually patterned Araneus diadematus. We'll leave that decision to the folks who have more experience with these than we.
… john and jane balaban, 2 September, 2012 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
A. diadematus?
I'm certainly not very experienced with orb weavers, but I suspect this is still in A. diadematus territory despite the unusual look. It's similar to this:

With weaker white spots in places.
… Kyron Basu, 2 September, 2012 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

 
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I agree, I think it's A. diadematus.
… Laura P., 3 September, 2012 - 3:14am login or register to post comments

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