Is this a house spider?

spokedistort · #1 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 04:23 AM

I just took this photo and looking among the threads here it'd seem it's a house spider. Can anyone confirm? Thanks in advance.

Edit the white stripe on it's back is I think just reflected light from my camera flash.

Wild-Woman · #2 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 05:33 AM

Don't think so, looks more like it was a garden spider.

spokedistort · #3 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 08:04 AM

Thanks for the reply. Having had a look on google images I see now that what I at first dismissed as reflected flash is in fact part of the cross markings that help to distinguish it.

nikolai_avenger · #4 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 08:59 AM

It's a male Araneus diadematus a.k.a. garden spider as mentioned above.

Cheers. Nik.

therealheidi · #5 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 11:40 AM

These are everywhere at the moment. Getting some great photo's of them! I'm currently addicted to watching them web build, it's amazing that they can complete it in less than 20-30 minutes!

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RobAtkinson1 · #6 (**permalink**) 03-08-2011, 11:37 PM

There is something quite mesmerising about watching spiders build their webs.

spokedistort · #7 (**permalink**) 05-08-2011, 11:31 AM

Thanks for the replies, the one I got the pic of is still there this morning and funnily enough the last time I noticed him he was busying himself web building up in the corner of a wall, really was quite mesmerising seeing him hang upside down from a single thread of spider silk at times.