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Packing up my lunch...


Packing up my lunch...
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Copyright: Tanja Almazan (sily) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 238 W: 6 N: 391] (1893)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-08-15
Categories: Insects
Camera: Canon PowerShot A710 IS
Exposure: f/4, 1/320 seconds
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Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-09-14 14:11
Viewed: 718
Points: 6
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Another shot of my garden spider, I also found the big striped one I'll post later.

You can see baby cross spiders HERE


Araneus diadematus is one of the most common and best known orb weavers. It is easily identified by the distinctive white cross on the abdomen (although in some specimens it is indistinct or missing). This spider is most commonly called in England the 'garden spider', it is also known as the cross spider. They are common in woodlands, heathlands and gardens. They build circular orb webs and can be found either sitting at the center of the web with facing down or in a retreat at the end of a signal line a short distance from the web itself.
This spider is mature from summer to autumn and is usually at its largest in late Autumn when it is at its oldest and often full of eggs. After laying their eggs the females die and only the eggs and the spiders that hatched in spring that year will over winter.
Young spiders emerge from the egg sac in may but usually stay together until they are mature enough to leave. Spiderlings of Araneus diadematus are black and yellow and look almost identical to adults except for the markings.

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Bonjour Tanja,très belle capture de cette araignée qui emballe sa proie.En français elle porte le no d'épere diademe.Bravo
Mich

Hello Tanja good sharp shot fine details and nicely composed nice work have a good weekend tfs rgds Necip.

Hi Tanja, splendid spider in great action with wonderful details and great sharpness, very well done, ciao Silvio

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