Araneus quadratus Araneus quadratus Araneus quadratus, the four-spot orb-weaver, is a common orb-weaver spider found in Europe and Central Asia, and as far as the Kamchatka Peninsula and Japan. Females can reach 17 mm in length, especially when gravid, males approximately half that. They are quite variable in appearance, ranging from brown to bright orange or green, but they always have the characteristic four white spots on the abdomen. The darker color morphs are easiest to identify, due to the contrast between the white spots and the rest of the body. The legs are sometimes brightly striped. The spider lives in gardens,
Botanical Garden of Tver State University Garden identified the following sectors: The following departments: The Division is divided into sub-sections: Small-leaved mixed forest, broadleaf forests, oak, the site of the South European deciduous forests Placed on the territory of some 350 species. The most widely represented the family Araceae (about 50 species), Orchidaceae (about 20 species), Polypodiaceae (about 30 species), Arecaceae (15 species), Bromeliaceae (10 species), Agavaceae (10 species), Gesneriaceae (10 species), Liliaceae (10 species). At the station placed 135 species. Most of the species collected in the collection of natural habitats. Represented by steppe species, for which the Tver region is the northern boundary of