Cross Orbweaver

Araneus diadematus

Notes 5

Introduced from Europe, these spiders make large, impressive webs around houses and vehicles. Base color ranges from brown to quite red, but they always have a white cross on the top side of their abdomens.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Arnstein Rønning, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Araneus_diadematus_(no).JPG
  2. (c) nonos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/24140164@N04/3968776870
  3. (c) Donald Hobern, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/dhobern/8829011086/
  4. (c) Ombrosoparacloucycle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/30063276@N02/3938963546/
  5. (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

iNat Map

Status introduced
Color brown, orange, red, white