Tags: Arachnid.

Larinioides sclopetarius commonly called bridge spider or gray cross spider is a relatively large orb-weaver spider with holarctic distribution that is often found on bridges especially near light and over water. The species tends to live on steel objects and is seldom seen on vegetation.Females reach body length of 10–14mm males 8–9mm. Their orb webs can have diameters of up to 70 cm.They often hide during the day and wait for prey in the center of their web at night.

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binomial authority
Svenska Spindlar, Carl Alexander Clerck
class
Arachnid
family
Orb-weaver spider
genus
Larinioides
kingdom
Animal
order
Araneomorphae, Spider
phylum
Arthropod
synonym
Aranea oviger, Aranea sclopetaria, Aranea sericata, Aranea undata, Araneus sclopetarius, Araneus sericatus, Cyphepeira sclopetaria, Epeira frondosa, Epeira hygrophila, Epeira sclopetaria, Epeira sericata, Epeira umbratica, Epeira undata, Epeira virgata, Nuctenea sclopetaria

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