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Furrow orb spider in web tent, Cochno Hill
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Furrow orb spider (Larinioides cornutus) in web tent, Cochno Hill, West Dunbartonshire, taken by Sarah Longrigg
15 August 2016
Four-spotted Orb Weaver spider, Blawhorn Moss NNR
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Blawhorn Moss
Four-spotted Orb Weaver (Araneus quadratus) spider, Blawhorn Moss NNR, taken by David Palmar
15 September 2021
Long-jawed orb-weaver spider, Beecraigs Country Park
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Linlithgow and Beecraigs
Long-jawed orb-weaver spider (Tetragnatha extensa), Beecraigs Country Park, West Lothian. This specimen has a parasitic wasp larva on its abdomen. This explains the difference in size and colouration of this specimen compared to typical characteristics of this species.
22 April 2016
Four-spotted Orb Weaver spider, Lenzie Moss
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Mosses of East Dunbartonshire
Four-spotted orb weaver (Araneus quadratus) spider, Lenzie Moss, East Dunbartonshire. The abdomen colour is quite variable, ranging from dark brown to bright orange or yellowy-green. Females can reach 17 mm in length, males approximately half the size. Both males and females are distinguished by the four spots on their abdomen.
03 September 2017
Cucumber Green Orb Weaver Spider, Stirling
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Stirling
Cucumber Green Orb Weaver Spider (Arianella cucurbitina), Back Walk under Stirling Castle Rock. This is a common species across Britain in woodland edges and hedgerows. It has a red mark under the abdomen and 1-4 pairs of dark dots on the edges of the abdomen. Not to be confused with Arianella opisthographa (5 pairs of dots on edge of abdomen).
06 July 2017
Spider, RSPB Loch Lomond
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RSPB Loch Lomond
Spider (Tetragnatha sp) at RSPB Loch Lomond, taken by David Palmar
28 May 2022
Jumping Spider, Kelvindale, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Jumping Spider (Salticinae) in a garden in Kelvindale, Glasgow
21 April 2020
Lily of the Valley with Orbweaver spider, Kelvindale, Glasgow
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis), Kelvindale, Glasgow, with a Long-jawed Orbweaver (Metellina sp) spider.
07 May 2020
Wolf Spider, Beecraigs Country Park
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Linlithgow and Beecraigs
A male Wolf spider (Pardosa sp.) at Beecraigs Country Park, West Lothian. Pedipalps (the pair of smaller appendages protruding from the head) are large and bulbous in males, as seen in this specimen, compared to females.
22 April 2016
Common Fox Spider, Wester Moss, Fallin
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Fallin and Wester Moss
Common Fox Spider (Alopecosa pulverulenta) at Wester Moss, Fallin. It is incredibly well camouflaged against the background of dead vegetation. The spider is found in many open habitats, including heathland, grasslands, moorland, dunes and old quarries and pits. This species is of the family Lycosidae, the Wolf spiders.