Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 233 No. 233 |
The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America.
Ancestry Graph
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orbweavers-.->cucumber-green-spider(["species: Cucumber Green Spider"])
click cricket-bat-orbweaver href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/arachnids/typical-spiders/orbweavers/cricket-bat-orbweaver/"
click cross-orbweaver href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/arachnids/typical-spiders/orbweavers/cross-orbweaver/"
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click arachnids href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/arachnids/"
click typical-spiders href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/arachnids/typical-spiders/"
click orbweavers href "/en/catalogue/arthropods/arachnids/typical-spiders/orbweavers/"
„Accidental queen“
On the understanding of roles in nature
