European garden spider
The European garden spider is a large orb-weaver that spins round webs. It is native to Europe and was introduced to North America. Its white markings form a clear cross on its back, which is why it is easy to spot in the right place.1

Co renconuscher el
- Mottled white markings across the upper abdomen form a cross made of four or more segments.1
- Body colour ranges from extremely light yellow to very dark grey.1
- Adult females measure 6.5 to 20 mm in length. Males are smaller, at 5.5 to 13 mm.1
- Females hang head down in the centre of a round orb web, with one claw hooked to a signal line.1
Forza dal tissi
Il tissi vegn or tras ses dents da tissi u ses dents, cura ch'el morda.
Tge fa ses tissi?
The bite paralyses prey, which keeps the spider safe from being stung or bitten in return. Enzymes in the venom start to liquefy the prey's internal structures.1
Quant privlus è el per umans?
Privel per umans: LevSco ina piztgada d'avieul u main. Practicamain nunprivlus per umans.It is reclusive and only bites people when cornered or provoked.1
Tge fa el, cura ch'el ha tema?
When disturbed, it vibrates rapidly in its web until it becomes a blur, which is thought to confuse predators.1
Sch'el morda
- Lava la morsa e metta in pachet da glatsch sin ella cunter las dolurs. Tschertga agid medicinal, sche las dolurs èn fermas, sa derasan u sche la persuna na sa senta betg bain.
Clama adina l'emprim tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911). Quai è in cussegl general d'emprim agid, betg in cussegl medicinal. Basa da l'emprim agid
Resta en segirezza
- Na tutga, na piglia e na tizza mai in animal selvadi, gnanc in pitschen, ed era sch'el para da durmir u d'esser mort.
- Dà spazi a l'animal. Sche ti scuntras in, resta calm, va plaun enavos e lascha ir el per sia via.
- Sch'in tal animal ta morda: resta calm, na ta mova betg, clama tes numer d'urgenza (112, 000, 911) u va spert en in ospital. Ta regorda co ch'el veseva or, ina foto gida.
El n'ha betg quai sin tai. El dovra ses tissi per pigliar nutriment u per sa defender, e sa zuppa bler pli gugent. Dapli davart la segirezza
Quant grond è el?
Quant lung è el?
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Quant svelt è el?
Fatgs
Females sometimes eat the male directly after mating.1
The cross-shaped markings are formed in cells filled with guanine, a by-product of protein metabolism.1
Spiders also prey on each other, but only just before, during or after mating. Their size, mating experience and hunger affect whether they attack.1
Da nua che vegnan ils fatgs
- Araneus diadematus (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Araneus diadematus (iNaturalist): nums e classificaziun.
- Venom Wiki: il stgalim da privel, la grondezza tipica e la stima da la sveltezza èn noss agens. Guarda co che nus als calculain: Co che nus valitain il privel.
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