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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 ID help - Araneus diadematus
Copyright © 2014 Justin 15

Spider ID help - Araneus diadematus
Sturgis, St. Joe County, Michigan, USA
October 13, 2014
Size: 1.5 inches including legs
Not sure what kind of spider this is? Never seen it around my house before.
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Contributed by Justin 15 on 13 October, 2014 - 4:48pm
Last updated 15 October, 2014 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 October, 2014 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

The ID below ...
Araneus diadematus (Cross Orbweaver) is right.
… Laura P., 13 October, 2014 - 6:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
:) Thanks for confirming our guess.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 13 October, 2014 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

Hmmm....
Definitely an Orbweaver (Araneidae) Family.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 13 October, 2014 - 4:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Araneus diadematus?
I'm not an expert though.
… Aaron Hunt, 13 October, 2014 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah...
I was kind of thinking that too. But I'm not completely convinced yet.
… Nikole Loomis (Bush Cricket and Buckeye Lover), 13 October, 2014 - 4:58pm login or register to post comments

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