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Araniella cucurbitina
Female individual. Abdomen yellowish green, dorsally with 4 pairs of black lateral dots and a red mark at the end. Body length female: 4.5-9.5 mm
along woodland edges, hedgerows and other well wooded areas.
They spin a small web between leaves and don't hide away but rely on colour for camouflage. Predatory mainly on flying insects caught in its orb web.
Spotted on Jun 1, 2015
Submitted on Jun 1, 2015
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