Araneus diadematus - unusual red variety (4842' N 1603' E)

Description:

2011-10-08 Lower Austria, district Hollabrunn - Jetzelsdorf (270 msm Quadrant 7262/3).German name: GartenkreuzspinneThis spider is very common here in Austria, but usually it is of a darker (brownish) colour - it is very variable though, concerning colour. Crucial for ID is the cross on its torso, which remains the same whatever its colour is like.