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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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Unknown Araneae - Araneus diadematus - female
Copyright © 2011 Eugene Zelenko

Unknown Araneae - Araneus diadematus - Female
San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, USA
November 27, 2011
Size: ~ 2 - 3 cm

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Contributed by Eugene Zelenko on 3 December, 2011 - 1:27pm
Last updated 6 December, 2011 - 4:35pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Great shots.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 December, 2011 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
Is it possible to determine s
Is it possible to determine sex of spider?
… Eugene Zelenko, 6 December, 2011 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

 
Yes
It's a female. I coded this image for you as such. The females are pretty easy to ID compared to males because they are quite a bit larger and have a much rounder shape. You can check the info page to see what I mean.
… Lynette Elliott, 6 December, 2011 - 4:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for help!
Thank you for help!
… Eugene Zelenko, 6 December, 2011 - 10:03pm login or register to post comments

Looks like it might be one of the color forms
of Araneus diadematus. Lynette will know.
… john and jane balaban, 3 December, 2011 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you for help!
Thank you for help!
… Eugene Zelenko, 3 December, 2011 - 3:30pm login or register to post comments

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