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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 601 No. 601 |

Cucumber Green Spider
Cucumber Green Spider (Araniella cucurbitina) – species of family “Orbweavers“

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.

Ancestry Graph

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„Night at the farmhouse“ The human world is exciting and Hugo's curiosity is simply too great, so every night he sets off on an adventure and risks everything.

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Night at the farmhouse

„Cucumber Green Spider“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily