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Four-spotted Orb Weaver spider, Blawhorn Moss NNR
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West Lothian - 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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West Lothian - 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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East Dunbartonshire Mosses
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
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
Cucumber Spider on Ox-Eye Daisy, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Cucumber Spider (Arianella cucurbitina) on Ox-Eye Daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
Crab Spider, Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
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South Lanarkshire - Auchlochan
Crab Spider (Thomisidae), Auchlochan, South Lanarkshire
13 July 2024
European Garden Spider Nest, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
European Garden Spider nest (Araneus diadematus) containing spiderlings, situated under a Foxglove leaf (Digitalis purpurea) in Kelvindale, Glasgow.
05 June 2024
European Garden Spider Nest, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
European Garden Spider nest (Araneus diadematus) containing spiderlings, situated under a Foxglove leaf (Digitalis purpurea) in Kelvindale, Glasgow.
05 June 2024
European Garden Spider Nest, Kelvindale
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Glasgow - Kelvindale
European Garden Spider nest (Araneus diadematus) containing spiderlings, situated under a Foxglove leaf (Digitalis purpurea) in Kelvindale, Glasgow. For photographical purposes the leaf was temporarily turned over.
