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Spaltenkreuzspinne / Walnut Orb-Weaver Spider
Nuctenea umbratica
50.0528, 8.28098
Field Notes
Description:
SIZE: ♀ 13-16 mm - ♂ 7-10 mm
<br>The spider is very wide and flattened, with a leathery skin. Its color ranges from red brown and grey brown to black with a dark, yellowish to yellow-greenish leaf-like fleckled marking on its opisthosoma, where small dents are visible. These are the onsets of muscles that flatten the abdomen.
Habitat:
The spider hides during the day outside of buildings in wall crevices, or under loose bark. They are very common in Central Europe; females occur all year long, while males appear mostly during summer.
<br>DISTRIBUTION: West-Palaearctic
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 7, 2013
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