Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757
(Garden Spider)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAraneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
GenusAraneus (a genus of orb-weaver spiders)
FamilyARANEIDAE (orb spiders, orb-weavers)
OrderARANEAE (spiders)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider) :
1: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
30 Sep 2017 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 0’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Image 1: Female - on her retreatImage 2: Female - on her retreat (2)Image 3: Female on webImage 4: Female on web (2)Image 5: Female - on her retreat - anterior view - close-up - enlarged
2: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
24 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, crawling up woodwork illuminated by Actinic light, at night
Image 1: Male - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - silver background (2)Image 3: Male - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - ventral view - silver background (2)Image 5: Male - cephalothorax and pedipalps - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - dorsal view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 8: Male - eyes and pedipalps - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - ventral view - close-up - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 11: Male - pedipalp - end view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 12: Male - pedipalp - inside lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver backgroundImage 13: Male - pedipalp - outside lateral view - microscope low magnification - silver background
3: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
16 Sep 2017 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Female, on web
Image 1: Female - on web - ventral viewImage 2: Female - on web - ventral view - close-up
4: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
25 Nov 2015 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Dark coloured female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs, on outdoor wall under window sill . Photos: Dark coloured female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs
Image 1: Female - spent - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Female - spent - dorsal view - white backgroundImage 3: Female - spent - dorso-lateral view - white backgroundImage 4: Female - spent - ventral view - silver backgroundImage 5: Female - spent - ventral view - white backgroundImage 6: Female - epigyne - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Female - epigyne - close-up - magnified - silver background (2)Image 8: Female - eyes - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Female - spent - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Epigyne - latero-ventral view - microscope low magnification - white backgroundImage 11: Epigyne - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white background
5: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
29 Oct 1999 OSGR: SX84 50° 20’ N, 3° 40’ W Vice County: South Devon (VC 3) England
Female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs, on wall of building
Image 1: Female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs - dorsal viewImage 2: Female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs - dorsal view - close-upImage 3: Female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs - latero-dorsal view
6: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
2 Oct 1971 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Female with Seven-Spot Ladybird prey . Photos: With prey
Image 1: Female - ventral view - with 7-Spot Ladybird prey - close-up
7: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
13 Sep 1971 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female . Photos: Female
Image 1: Female - anterior view - enlarged
8: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
20 Sep 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Female on web . Photos: Female
Image 1: Female - on orb web
9: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
2 Oct 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
A particularly reddish female . Photos: Reddish female
Image 1: Female - dorsal view
10: Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider)
18 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
on web with Eristalis prey . Photos: Prey
Image 1: Dronefly (Eristalis) preyImage 2: with Dronefly (Eristalis) prey

Araneus diadematus (Garden Spider) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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