Posted by Juergen Peters on 21-07-2006 00:13
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Hello!
It seems like an Araneus diadematus. Araneus alsine is much more orange, and much more spotted. I am for Araneus diadematus.
It is a female Araneus diadematus for sure. A. alsine never has those "cross" markings, giving A. diadematus its german name Gartenkreuzspinne (of course, A. marmoreus can have such a cross, but it is otherwise marked differently).
The red color often appears here in Germany, I have seen individuals from light yellow to nearly black. Some examples on my website (sorry, text only in German): http://insektenfo...ematus.htm.
The more rounded opisthosoma (abdomen) is mostly to having had a good meal ;-) or carrying many eggs.
Here an A. alsine (rather dull spotted female):
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Edited by Juergen Peters on 21-07-2006 00:17