the European garden spider - l'Épeire diadème - Araneus diadematus (1)

MACROPHOTOGRAPHY of the European garden spider! (European garden spider, diadem spider, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider - in french: Épeire diadème, elle est parfois appelée Araignée des jardins ou Araignée porte-croix - Latin : Araneus diadematus)

Individual spiders' colourings can range from extremely light yellow to very dark grey, but all A. diadematus have mottled white markings across the dorsal abdomen, with four or more segments forming a cross. The markings are formed in cells filled with guanine, which is a byproduct of protein metabolism.