#european garden spider

[michaelnordeman]

European garden spider (Araneus diadematus)/korsspindel. Huddinge in Stockholm, Södermanland, Sweden (August 18, 2013).

[mostlythemarsh]

September Means Spiders

[steffiandcesar-photography]

[axololtls]

[cyanogen-miasma]

underside of a particularly chonky Cross Orbweaver spider I saw today. I'm not great at spider ID, but this is also called the European Garden Spider, so as you could surmise from the name, I see them quite often

I believe I've taken the beauty of these spiders for granted, since they're so regular to me. I think I should stop envying the tropics for their range of colourful invertebrate characters and appreciate what I have a bit more. Look at that booty!

[patriciastrike]

In September, my yard is full of these spiders.

[colorsoutofearth]

Newly hatched Garden Spiderlings (Araneus diadematus)

Photo by Ingo Arndt

[rainbow-ducks]

[svinopotamych]

This spider is so round O, she looks really cute <3

European garden spider / Cross orbweaver / Diadem spider / Cross spider / Crowned orb weaver.

(Araneus diadematus)

( it has so many names lol )

17.09.2023 Nikon D3100 18-55 mm

[do-you-know-this-animal]

This is:

Araneus diadematus, aka European garden spider, aka křižák obecný

Fun fact!

Adult males spend all their time searching for females, which are the ones spinning the large orb-webs. When a male finds one, he spins a single thread, connects it to the orb-web, and then plucks it to attract the female. If he's good enough, she'll come and they mate, usually multiple times.

[justvisitingthisplanet]

(9-22-24)

[michaelnordeman]

European garden spider or Cross spider/korsspindel (Araneus diadematus). Värmland, Sweden (September 10, 2017).

[mostlythemarsh]

Web Work

[arthistoryanimalia]

We don't have an exact birthdate for Flemish artist Jan van Kessel the Elder, but he was baptised #OTD (5 Apr 1626 - d. 17 April 1679) so here are three versions of his caterpillars and snakes signature (+some bonus spiders for #BeKindToSpidersWeek):

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) "Garden and house spiders with grass snakes and caterpillars contorted and entwined to spell the artist's name" 1657 oil painting on copper H 15 cm (5.9 in) x W 20 cm (7.8 in) Sothebys

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) The Four Continents: The Continent of Europe [detail of the signature panel] c. 1660s oil painting on copper H 48.4 cm (19 in) x W 67.1 cm (26.4 in) Alte Pinakothek

Jan van Kessel the Elder (Flemish, 1626–1679) "Seventeen panels depicting snakes, lizards, flowers, caterpillars, beetles, butterflies and other insects" [detail including the signature panel] 1658 oil painting on copper, 39 x 56 cm (15 x 22 in) and 14 by 19 cm (5.5 x 7.5 in) Oak Spring Garden Foundation, Upperville, call no. NW-UL-NW

You can read more about this creative signature, and see his son Ferdinand's version too, here:

[herpsandbirds]

Hi, can you tell me what this gorgeous guy is? Found in the south of England :)

Spider ID - UK:

Hello, yes, I believe this is the European Garden Spider aka Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus), family Araneidae.

Araneus diadematus - Wikipedia

Species Araneus diadematus - Cross Spider - BugGuide.Net

[patriciastrike]

They keep growing!