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Copyright © 2005 Kildale

Spider wants to know what he is. - Araneus diadematus

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Just working on a web site and want to add this spider but not sure what it is, any ideas would be appreciated.

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Contributed by Kildale on 21 January, 2005 - 4:14pm
Last updated 25 February, 2005 - 5:37pm

Male cross spider

Well it (still?) is a male cross spider, Araneus diadematus. You can see the swollen pedipalps really well. He is "loaded" and ready to go:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 21 January, 2005 - 5:33pm

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repeat?

Didn't you submit this one before?

… john and jane balaban, 21 January, 2005 - 5:24pm

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Thanks Eric.Thanks John . I m

Thanks Eric.Thanks John . I may of put it in before but couldn't find it in my records. Somebody keeps tabs on me I see.

… Kildale, 21 January, 2005 - 5:47pm

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keeping tabs

actually if you click on your name at the bottom of your comment, you will be taken to your contributor page. Once there you will see a link to all the images submitted by this contributor. Click on it and you will find all 9 pages of images you have submitted. You don't have to go looking for them, they are all in one place! Enjoy!

… john and jane balaban, 21 January, 2005 - 8:14pm

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Thanks John and Jane, thats v

Thanks John and Jane, thats very interesting and really useful.

… Kildale, 21 January, 2005 - 9:02pm

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