Robert Heemskerk wrote:
Hello Spiderreader,
15th of October my brother saw this spider on Vlieland (island in the north of Holland).
I find it difficult to say what kind of spider this is..
- It looks like an Araneus alsine, but can it have a cross on its back?
- Is it a strange diadematus (shape and color isn't normal for it I think)
- It could even be a strange quadratus (with cross on it's back?)
Is there a difference between these species when you look to it's Carapace with transverse groove posteriorly?
Regards, Robert Heemskerk
It seems like an Araneus diadematus. Araneus alsine is much more orange, and much more spotted. I am for Araneus diadematus.