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Diadem Spider (Araneus Diadematus)
The spider below is Araneus diadematus, also known as the garden spider, the cross spider and the diadem spider. She is in the Araneidae family which had 4 000 species world wide. Usually very easy to recognise because of the large white cross on the abdomen.
They have eight eyes and the arrangement of the eyes is used in identification; however, their vision is poor in most species, and used mainly for detecting movement. Spider eyes are not compound like those of insects, but simple, and usually arranged in two rows.
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Sunday, 04-Nov-2007 05:53:45 MST
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