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An Orb Weaver spider (Family Araneidae) - Genus? - Araneus diadematus - female

An Orb Weaver spider (Family Araneidae) - Genus? - Araneus diadematus - Female
South Hadley, Massachusetts, USA
October 6, 2012
Size: Body length about 0.75"
A big beautiful female orb weaver; I'm hoping the images will enable genus ID.

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An Orb Weaver spider (Family Araneidae) - Genus? - Araneus diadematus - female An Orb Weaver spider (Family Araneidae) - Genus? - Araneus diadematus - female An Orb Weaver spider (Family Araneidae) - Genus? - Araneus diadematus - female

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Araneus diadematus
Nice shots! This is an adult female Araneus diadematus:

 
Araneus diadematus.
Many thanks for the ID!

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