European garden spider

Key facts

• European garden spider lives in Germany, United Kingdom, France, Poland, Netherlands, and Sweden.
• Group: Insects and bugs.
• It weighs about 500 mg.
• A typical adult is about 1.5 cm (0.591 in) long.
• It lives about 1 year.
• Diet: insectivore.
• Habitat: forest.
• European garden spiders are also called cross spiders because of the white cross on their backs.