Garden cross spider ( Araneus diadematus ), female by Fletcher Wildlife Garden

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02-SEP-2010	Christine Hanrahan

Garden cross spider (Araneus diadematus), female

This large female was hiding under a leaf with her big web strung between two plants nearby. It was already draped with carefully wrapped little packets, hapless victims who had blundered into the web and been caught at lightning speed by this spider.

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Gillian		04-Sep-2010 00:05
These guys are everywhere right now, even outside our office windows on the 26th floor! I am sure my coworkers think I'm nuts for staring at them every now and then to see if there are any different species with them! V

slhoornstra		02-Sep-2010 20:21
A spectacular capture of this very handy lady!! V

Stephanie		02-Sep-2010 18:39
Cool cat! (er, spider) V

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