Araneus diadematus Clerck, 1757
Garden Spider
Araneus diadematusClerck, 1757 - Garden Spider, Epigyne - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white background

Image 0011: Epigyne - ventral view - close-up - microscope low magnification - white background

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Magnification photomicrographphotomicrograph
Specimen prep Alcohol specimen
Mounted in Alcohol
Lighting/focus Styrofoam cup diffuser
Background white background
Image post-processing Stacked image (109 frames) combined in Zerene Stacker
Equipment used Canon EOS1000D dSLR and Olympus BX53 microscope.
Microscope Objective x10 UPlanFLN obj
Extension tubes 20mm ext.
Photographer Malcolm Storey
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Image Reference P123716
Found as Adult female
Date 25 Nov 2015
OS grid ref SY67
Lat/Lon 50° 30' N, 2° 30' W
Location Dorset, VC9, England
Record summary Dark coloured female, with shrunken opisthosoma after laying eggs, on outdoor wall under window sill
Return to Record page Araneus diadematus on 25 Nov 2015 at SY67 in Dorset
Return to Taxon page Araneus diadematus
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