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Araniella cucurbitina

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Araneae

Genus
  
Higher classification
  
Araniella

Phylum
  
Family
  
Araneidae

Scientific name
  
Araniella cucurbitina

Rank
  
Species


Similar
  
Araniella, Orb‑weaver spider, Araniella opisthographa, Arachnid, Agalenatea

Araniella cucurbitina the cucumber spider


Araniella cucurbitina, sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to 6 millimetres (0.24 in), males only up to 4 mm (0.16 in). The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 100 mm (3.9 in) in diameter.

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This spider does not use a hideout, because it is camouflaged by its green colour. Adult spiders first show this colour in spring. Freshly hatched spiderlings are red, and change to brown before the autumn. On the end of the abdomen there is a red mark in adults.

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This species occurs in the Palaearctic, although it can be found in parts of North America, where it was probably introduced.

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Araniella opisthographa is an almost identical spider which can only be distinguished from A. cucurbitina by a microscopic investigation.

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References

Araniella cucurbitina Wikipedia