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Fantastic colours, I'm assuming someone will know the species...
Unicum arbustum haud alit duos erithacos
(One bush does not shelter two Robins)
Zenodotus (3rd Century B.C.)
Could be a Garden Spider, MC, but I'm no expert. Good capture.
Annie
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.
Einstein
Yep it's a Garden Spider ( Araneus Diadematus ) common in late Summer ( sic ) and early Autumn.
Thanks guys. It's a scary looking critter in close up.
I call them Orb spiders ! they sit in the middle of an orb shaped web and eat and eat so they can hibernat. LOVLEY capture.
Is your spider still there MC, is it bigger? What kind of pattern does it have on its' back?
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
I'll have a look in the morning...
Part of the web is still there, but the downpours of the past 24 hours seem to have washed most of it away. Hopefully the spider will start the construction work again.