European garden spider (Araneus diadematus) photographed in Beuren, Germany.

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) — European garden spider (Araneus diadematus) photographed in Beuren, Germany.

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Species record

European Garden Spider

Araneus diadematus

Explore the European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) species record in The Ark Is Earth, including classification, habitat, distribution, conservation information, and sources.

Summary

The European garden spider occurs across Europe and parts of Asia, with introduced populations in North America. It is often found on herbs and bushes, especially along forest edges, in gardens and on buildings; its abdomen has a distinctive white, cross-shaped pattern.

Classification in this archive

  1. Kingdom: Animals
  2. Phylum: Arthropods
  3. Class: Arachnids
  4. Order: Araneae
  5. Family: Araneidae
  6. Genus: Araneus

Habitat and distribution

Selected documented locations — not a complete species range.

Habitat
herbs and bushes, forest edges, gardens and buildings
Selected regions
Europe, Asia, North America

Conservation status

Conservation status not recorded.

Did you know?

  • A white cross-shaped marking on its abdomen helps identify this spider.
  • It often lives on bushes or around gardens and buildings.

More images

Underside of a Diadem Spider ( Araneus diadematus ) in its web at a retention basin in Ahlen, Germany.

European Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) — Underside of a Diadem Spider ( Araneus diadematus ) in its web at a retention basin in Ahlen, Germany.

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Sources and attribution