Araniella cucurbitina

Tags: Arachnid.

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.This spider does not use a hideout because it is camouflaged by its green colour. Adult spiders first show this colour in spring.

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binomial authority

Svenska Spindlar, Carl Alexander Clerck

class

Arachnid

family

Orb-weaver spider

genus

Araniella

kingdom

Animal

order

Spider

phylum

Arthropod

synonym

*Aranea cucurbitina, *Aranea depressa, *Aranea frischii, *Aranea octopunctata, *Aranea viridis-punctata, *Araneus cossoni, *Araneus cucurbitinus, *Epeira cucurbitina, *Miranda cucurbitina