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  2. Araneus diadematus - Wikipedia

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    The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver.It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, [2] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. [3]

  3. Araneus - Wikipedia

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    Araneus is a genus of common orb-weaving spiders. It includes about 650 species , among which are the European garden spider and the barn spider . The genus was erected by Carl Alexander Clerck in 1757.

  4. Orb-weaver spider - Wikipedia

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    In the Araneus diadematus, variables such as wind, web support, temperatures, humidity, and silk supply all proved to be variables in web construction. When studied against the tests of nature, the spiders were able to decide what shape to make their web, how many capture spirals, or the width of their web. [ 6 ]

  5. Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Science/2017 June 28

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    each spider do not change colour to match its environment, but since Araneus diadematus can have a range of colours "extremely light yellow to very dark grey", the whole local population surely will follow Peppered moth evolution scheme, so that colour that give some adaptive advantage will prevail. Gem fr 14:08, 28 June 2017 (UTC)

  6. Spider cannibalism - Wikipedia

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    A couple of Araneus diadematus.The courting male is wrapped by the female before it has successfully copulated. Many cultures, such as South Africa and Slovakia, [1] believe that the male (usually significantly smaller than the female, down to 1% of her size as seen in Tidarren sisyphoides) is likely to be killed by the female after the coupling, or sometimes even before intercourse has been ...

  7. Araneus marmoreus - Wikipedia

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    Araneus marmoreus, commonly called the marbled orbweaver, is a species of spider belonging to the family Araneidae. It is sometimes also called the pumpkin spider from the resemblance of the female's inflated abdomen to an orange pumpkin. [ 2 ]

  8. File:Araneus diadematus, ventral, female (D19-101-148).jpg

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    English: Araneus diadematus (European garden spider), female, ventral view, in centre of web with epigyne clearly visible. Taken in UK. Date: 24 August 2019, 11:23:13:

  9. Araneoidea - Wikipedia

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    Araneoidea is a taxon of araneomorph spiders, termed "araneoids", treated as a superfamily.As with many such groups, its circumscription has varied; in particular some families that had at one time been moved to the Palpimanoidea have more recently been restored to Araneoidea.