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Cucumber spider

Araniella cucurbitina

Photo by Tiz
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Field Notes

Description:

Fantastic little spider, not bigger than 1 cm (legs included). The abdomen resembles a small cucumber, hence the name Cucumber spider.

Habitat:

Meadows with a few birch trees.

Notes:

There are six species of cucumber spider in Sweden.

Reference Links:

Araniella cucurbitina

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
Tiz
Thank you Brendan! It is actually my favourite shot in the bunch (so far) :)
Tiz
Philip, Thank you very much :)
Tiz
Thank you Adarsha and PurpleScarf for your nice comments :)
Tiz
Thank you very much Mark.
Mark Ridgway
Beautiful - cucumber is right with that green.

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PublishedJune 24, 2013

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