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| image = Araneus diadematus-commons.JPG | image_caption = Female, size=18 mm[1] | image2 = Araneus diadematus. Male - Flickr - gailhampshire (1).jpg | image2_caption = Male | taxon=Araneus diadematus | authority = Clerck, 1758[2] }} The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider,[3] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus.[4] It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe and North America. RangeA. diadematus has a holarctic distribution, found throughout Europe and across North America, from southern Canada to Mexico, and from British Columbia to Newfoundland.[5][6]Size and markingsIndividual 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.[7] Adult females range in length from {{convert|6.5|to|20|mm|in|abbr=on}}, while males range from {{convert|5.5|to|13|mm|in|abbr=on}}.[8] Occasionally, the female will eat the male directly after mating. (See video below.) Specialization{{more references|section|date=November 2018}}The legs of orb-weaver spiders are specialized for spinning orb webs. The webs are built by the larger females who hang head down in the center of the web or remain hidden in nearby foliage, with one claw hooked to a signal line connected to the main orb waiting for a disturbance to signal the arrival of prey. Prey is then quickly bitten and wrapped in silk before being stored for later consumption. The initial bite serves to paralyze the prey and minimize the danger of the spider herself being stung or bitten, and the enzymes thus injected serve to begin liquefaction of the prey's internal structures. Alongside the use of the web to capture other prey, the spiders are also cannibals and prey on each other. However, this only happens before or after sexual activity. They attack based on their size, sexual experience and hunger levels. A. diadematus is a reclusive creature and only bites humans if cornered or otherwise provoked. Some orb-web spiders (e.g., Neoscona arabesca) routinely recycle the metabolically costly silk by disassembling and eating their webs in the morning or evening, depending on the species' diurnal or nocturnal nature, or in anticipation of a thunderstorm. This complex process can take just a few minutes.[9] GalleryReferences{{Wikispecies|Araneus diadematus}}{{Commons|Araneus diadematus}}1. ^Cirrus Digital: Crowned Orb Weaver - Araneus diadematus 2. ^{{cite journal |author=Nikita J. Kluge |year=2007 |title=Case 3371. Araneidae Clerck, 1758, Araneus Clerck, 1758 and Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 (Arachnida, Araneae): proposed conservation |journal=Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature |volume=64 |issue=1 |pages=15–18 |url=http://www.insecta.bio.pu.ru/z/pdf/BZN64%281%29Case3371.pdf }} 3. ^{{Citation |last1=Hawkes |first1=Alison |date=31 October 2012 |title=Signs of the Season: Pumpkin spiders on the move |url=https://baynature.org/article/signs-of-the-season-pumpkin-spiders-on-the-move/ |accessdate=2017-11-12 |website=Bay Nature }} 4. ^{{Citation |title=Species Araneus marmoreus - Marbled Orbweaver |url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/2016 |accessdate=2017-11-12 |website=BugGuide }} 5. ^Cross Orbweaver; at BugGuide online; retrieved April 2013 6. ^Cross Spider, Washington NatureMapping Project 7. ^{{cite book |author=Rainer F. Foelix |year=1992 |title=Biologie der Spinnen |publisher=Thieme |location=Stuttgart |isbn=978-3-13-575802-2 |language=German |trans-title=Biology of the Spiders}} 8. ^Cross Orbweaver, Penn State Entomology 9. ^Cirrus Digital:Orb Weaver Spider - Neoscona arabesca External links
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