Araneus diadematus, - Garden spider

[fredg]

Spotted this one on today's peramble. Quite nice colouring on this one. She was more interested in eating than posing for the camera though.

 

[DragonsEye]

Lovely lass!

 

[Knuckles]

Well, it doesn't look hungry

 

[fredg]

A "Blonde" version of the same species.

Edit :- This webs of this spider are consumed and renewed daily. Last year I recorded the longest web supports at over 14ft (4.25 metres) ( It's difficult to be more accurate when the gossamer length exceeds the tape)