Araneus angulatus Araneus angulatus Araneus angulatus is a species of orb-weaving spiders found in the Palaearctic. It resembles the European garden spider, "Araneus diadematus", but has distinctive tubercles on its abdomen. The species was first described in "Aranei Svecici" in 1757, where it was the first species described, making "Araneus angulatus" the first scientific name of an animal that is still in use. "Araneus angulatus" closely resembles the more frequently encountered European garden spider, "Araneus diadematus", but can be distinguished by the presence of angular tubercles on the abdomen. "Araneus angulatus" is found across a wide geographical range in the Palaearctic. It
Paradise garden Paradise garden The paradise garden is a form of garden of Old Iranian origin, specifically Achaemenid. Originally denominated by a single noun denoting "a walled-in compound or garden", from ""pairi"" ("around") and ""daeza"" or ""diz"" ("wall", "brick", or "shape"), Xenophon Grecized the Persian phrase ""pairi-daeza"" into ""paradeisos"". The idea of the enclosed garden is often referred to as the paradise garden because of additional Indo-European connotations of "paradise". The essential qualities of the paradise garden derive from its original, arid or semi-arid homeland. The fundamental quality is enclosure of the cultivated area, which excludes the wildness of nature and includes