Araneus diadematus

species of arachnid
Taxon taxon Q337509
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Summary

Araneus diadematus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,992 views/month, #1,309 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: spider of the year[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • Parent taxon: Araneus[5]
  • Taxon name: Araneus diadematus[6]
  • Subclass of: pumpkin spider[7]
  • Commons category: Araneus diadematus[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Araneus diadematus[9]
  • Commons gallery: Araneus diadematus[10]
  • Taxon synonym: Araneus diadematus stellatus[11]
  • Short name: A. diadematus[12]
  • Taxon common name: Garden spider[13], Kruisspin[14], křižák obecný[15], araignée porte-croix[16], european garden spider[17], Gartenkreuzspinne[18], aitoristihämähäkki[19], araña de xardín[20]
  • Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[21]
  • P14880: 2137[22]

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Identifiers

Araneus diadematus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52628[23]. Araneus diadematus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 45920[24]. Araneus diadematus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1194185[25]. Araneus diadematus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2160133[26]. Araneus diadematus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 851395[27].

Why It Matters

Araneus diadematus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did Araneus diadematus receive?

Honors received include spider of the year[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Flipping Switches · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14880 → 2137
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14880: 2137, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323179679|Araneus diadematus (#323179679)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8431|UkrBIN]] #mix'n"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C3235
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C3235, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank → species
    Award received → —
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → pumpkin spider
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007294843605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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