Araneidae - Orb-weavers
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19 May 2022 Park |
19 May 2022
This is an odd looking spider. It has a single tubercle (hump) on the rear of its abdomen This spider can be quite variable in colour and pattern, however its shape is so distinctive that it is hard to mistake.
It builds a web with stabilimentum (lines accross the centre of the web) which it often covers in dead insects. When a fly hits this spider's web it will immediately rush straight towards the fly, most spiders will shake their webs first.
https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/cyclosa-conica
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