Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757
cross orbweaver
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FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895 Genus: Araneus Clerck, 1757 Species: Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757  |
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General Comments: This spider is assumed to be introduced in North America because of its first appearance near ports approx. 1880 and first appearing in collections in 1919 in Newfoundland and Labrador (Dondale et al., 2003).
Common Names
Family Common Name:
orbweavers
Genus Common Name:
angulate & roundshouldered orbweavers
Species Common Name:
cross orbweaver
Distribution
Global Distribution: Holarctic
Nearctic States & Provinces: (from the Nearctic Spider Database) 
AB BC NS ON QC SK AK OR WA
Collection Locales Mapped by Year Collected: (from the Nearctic Spider Database)
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Natural History, Phenology & Image(s)
Feeding Guild:† orb weavers
†Feeding guild when noted defined by Uetz, G. W., J. Halaj, and A. B. Cady. 1999. Guild structure of spiders in major crops. Journal of Arachnology 27:270-280. PDF
Recorded Habitats: Thrive in shrubs and trees around buildings, urban parks and gardens.
Life & Natural History: Adults appear in late summer and autumn, and spend the winter either in the egg or the juvenile stage, depending on latitude. The adult web has 30 radii and the catching area about 30 cm in diameter. Mature females lay their eggs before winter in protected places away from the web and deposit a golden yellow covering over yellow eggs.
Seasonality of Specimen Records: (from the Nearctic Spider Database - Requires Flash plug-in - refresh this page if not visible)
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Details About Males
Description: Carapace yellow-brown, darker at midline and lateral margins. Legs yellow-brown with dark annulations. Abdomen hairy, yellow-brown, with cross-shaped pattern of white spots toward anterior end and oblique spots toward posterior end.
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Details About Females
Description: Coloration much the same as male, though much darker. Abdomen has anterolateral humps and venter has a median black band and paired white spots.
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Descriptions Source:
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Synonyms and Chresonyms‡
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‡Nomenclature and taxonomic references from the World Spider Catalog
Natural History References
Dondale, C. D., J. H. Redner, P. Paquin & H. W. Levi. 2003. The insects and arachnids of Canada. Part 23. The orb-weaving spiders of Canada and Alaska (Araneae: Uloboridae, Tetragnathidae, Araneidae, Theridiosomatidae). NRC Research Press, Ottawa, 371 pp.
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Page Reference
Shorthouse, David P. submitted. Taxonomic and natural history description of FAM: ARANEIDAE, Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757. In: The Nearctic Spider Database. David P. Shorthouse (editor). World Wide Web electronic publication. Direct link: http://www.canadianarachnology.org/data/spiders/14834 (Accessed: 5/13/2008 2:38:13 PM).
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