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I have visited your interesting site, but I need your help. Yesterday I have made a macro of a spider and I would like to know its scientific & common name… We are in France / Europe. In advance thank you very much for your help.
Christian
Hi Christian,
With the Orb Web Builders, the female spider is often several times larger than the male and it is the female, with her longer lifespan, that attracts most of the attention, including photographic documentation in books and on websites. I believe, though I am not sure, that your spider is a male Orb Web Builder in the genus Araneus, possibly the Cross Spider, Araneus diadematus. This spider is native to Europe, but has been introduced to the U.S. We just got two photos of females yesterday.
Ed. Note: Check out Christian’s website.
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