European garden spider

Araneus diadematus · Araneidae

The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider, although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus. It is an orb-weaver spider found in Europe, where it is native, and North America, where it was introduced.

Where the European garden spider lives

Recorded in Netherlands, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Austria, Sweden and Russia (Europe and North America).

Introduced, not native, in United States of America and Canada.

Most records fall in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Gelderland, Zuid-Holland, Noord-Brabant, Utrecht and Niedersachsen.

See the European garden spider’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Not evaluated (NE). Scientists haven’t checked yet how at risk it is, so this doesn’t mean it is safe or in danger. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 259,986 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.