More spider pictures

[mmcirvin]

The sun glint on the web really makes this one:



Seen from the back (the lighting wasn't great from that angle). The bone-like markings certainly give it extra awesomeness:



These big garden spiders are pretty common around here. It was hanging out on the edge of a gigantic spiral web that it had built between some bushes.

Comments

[mmcirvin.livejournal.com]

Well, OK, this page (http://www.nwspiders.org/araneus.diadematus.html) refers to A. diadematus as a "European garden spider", though in fact they live in North America too. Based on those pictures I'd say I've pretty definitely got a female Araneus diadematus here, though it's a slightly different color variant.

Definitely

[acw.livejournal.com]

Absolutely, definitely a female Araneus diadematus. There is a lot of color variation, but we get ones that look just like this in Belmont just south of you.

I love those dark stepped trapezoids. Such elegant creatures, and their webs are awe-inspiring.

[jarai.livejournal.com]

Based on those pictures I'd say I've pretty definitely got a female Araneus diadematus here, though it's a slightly different color variant.

Yes, BUT WHAT IS HER NAME?!