Araneus mitificus Araneus mitificus Araneus mitificus, commonly known as the kidney garden spider or pale orb weaver, is a species of orb-weaver spider found in South, East, and Southeast Asia. "Araneus mitificus" belongs to the genus "Araneus". It is classified under the subfamily Araneinae of the orb-weaver spider family Araneidae. They are members of the superfamily of eight-eyed spiders Araneoidea of the suborder Araneomorphae. The species was originally described in 1886 as "Epeira mitifica" by the French arachnologist Eugène Simon. "Araneus mitificus" are small spiders and exhibit sexual dimorphism. The females grow up to . Males are smaller, reaching only , and
Timothy Garden, Baron Garden defence capabilities, Defence Diplomacy, interoperability for NATO forces and counter-terrorism. He appeared as the military advisor on the BBC television series "Crisis Command". Garden wrote widely on security topics, and his publications include two books: "Can Deterrence Last?" and "The Technology Trap", both written while he was a serving RAF officer. He wrote for a number of security-related projects, including developments in NATO, European defence, missile defence proposals and global security issues. He served as a member of the panel of experts for the UK government's 1998 Strategic Defence Review, and gave evidence to the Defence Committee on the new