The spider moth (Araneus diadematus)

A spider from the Araneidae family. The name comes from the characteristic white cross on the abdomen.

Color from yellow-brown to dark brown. The female is 10-18, even 20 mm long, and the male is about 6-7 mm. Teutonic spiders build circular webs with a regular, radial arrangement of threads. Their diameter is up to 45 cm. It has a characteristic pattern on the abdomen. There is a white cross on its front dorsal part.

The abdomen is massive, ovoid, most often black in color. There are spinners in the back of the abdomen. Massive, short, spiky legs. It eats insects caught in the net. He pricks them by injecting venom that dissolves the victim's insides, then sucks them out.

He lives in all types of forests, parks, gardens and even houses, buildings. You can meet him literally anywhere. Contrary to what its appearance suggests, the Teutonic spider is not dangerous to humans. There may be slight swelling and redness after the bite.

I thought it was a Teutonic spider, but...

if you look closely at it, it doesn't have a cross on its back, but a clown juggling bullets. Such a merry.

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Photo: Panasonic Lumix FZ82, August 2020, Lublin, Poland
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