Red Araneus diadematus

Paul Iddon · October 27, 2016

With the news that BBC Earth announced BBC Springwatch's video of the once rare Ladybird Spider that has now gained a stronghold once more in the UK, it reminded me that back in 2007 I found a red spider which whilst certainly not unknown, was the first time I had ever seen one anywhere, included on the internet! It was an Orb Weaving Spider "Araneus quadratus" - I found her on waste ground near the docks in Preston. Since 2007, my editing skills have improved somewhat and the BBC story prompted me to find the original RAW files and re-edit them, hopefully for the better...

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