Family: Araneidae - Wielwebspinnen
Genust: Araneus
Species: Araneus Diadematus
Dutch name: Kruisspin
Common name: Common garden spider
Location: Spijkenisse, Nederland
Remarks: Garden spiders (Araneus diadematus)are middle-sized spiders in the family of orb-weaver spiders. It is not a shy spider, you can see it everywhere, espaecially on a beautiful autumn morning in their orb-shaped webs.
Genust: Araneus
Species: Araneus Diadematus
Dutch name: Kruisspin
Common name: Common garden spider
Location: Spijkenisse, Nederland
Remarks: Garden spiders (Araneus diadematus)are middle-sized spiders in the family of orb-weaver spiders. It is not a shy spider, you can see it everywhere, espaecially on a beautiful autumn morning in their orb-shaped webs.
Family: Araneidae - Wielwebspinnen
Genust: Araneus
Species: Araneus Diadematus
Dutch name: Kruisspin
Common name: Common garden spider
Location: Spijkenisse, Nederland
Remarks: Garden spiders build vertical webs at some height to catch mainly flying insects. The spider itself is a prey for insect-eaters, like birds. The lifecycle involves two years; mating takes place in the autumn and the eggs hibernate. In Spring young spiders come out.
Genust: Araneus
Species: Araneus Diadematus
Dutch name: Kruisspin
Common name: Common garden spider
Location: Spijkenisse, Nederland
Remarks: Garden spiders build vertical webs at some height to catch mainly flying insects. The spider itself is a prey for insect-eaters, like birds. The lifecycle involves two years; mating takes place in the autumn and the eggs hibernate. In Spring young spiders come out.
Family: Araneidae - Wielwebspinnen
Genust: Araneus
Species: Araneus Diadematus
Dutch name: Kruisspin
Common name: Common garden spider
Location: Spijkenisse, Nederland
Remarks: At the end of the summer of the next year the spider is mature. Mature spiders build much larger webs so that they do strike. Females stay in their web while males go search for females to mate with. Mating is a risky expidition for males; He needs to be carefull not to be seen as a prey. A male are significantly smaller than females and has to let them know that he's not a prey. During copulating a male try to inseminate the female as quick as possible to have the best chance of escaping and not be eaten. Once escaped, males can mate a second time. Not all men are eaten for breakfast.
Genust: Araneus
Species: Araneus Diadematus
Dutch name: Kruisspin
Common name: Common garden spider
Location: Spijkenisse, Nederland
Remarks: At the end of the summer of the next year the spider is mature. Mature spiders build much larger webs so that they do strike. Females stay in their web while males go search for females to mate with. Mating is a risky expidition for males; He needs to be carefull not to be seen as a prey. A male are significantly smaller than females and has to let them know that he's not a prey. During copulating a male try to inseminate the female as quick as possible to have the best chance of escaping and not be eaten. Once escaped, males can mate a second time. Not all men are eaten for breakfast.
