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Cucumber green spider This little guy whas on my washingpole in the garden.<br /> <br /> Araniella cucurbitina,Cucumber green spider,Geotagged,Macro,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Cucumber green spider

This little guy whas on my washingpole in the garden.

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  1. View Barry's profile
    Barry
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    Just took this picture with my new macro lens
    Posted 12 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Good job, buddy, nice spider and great shot. Promoted to the homepage. Posted 12 years ago
  3. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
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    What a colourful spider, almost translucent! Posted 12 years ago
  4. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Welcome to the macro club ;) Beautiful photo and spider. That lens is in good hands! Posted 12 years ago, modified 12 years ago
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    alxmb
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    I didn't know spiders were made of jelly... Yum! :D Posted 12 years ago

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The Cucumber Green Spider

"Araniella cucurbitina" is a spider of the Araneidae family. Females grow up to 8 mm, males only up to 5 mm. The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about 10 cm in diameter.

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Similar species: Spiders
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Uploaded Jun 19, 2013. Captured Jun 19, 2013 21:38 in Heelwijkstraat 51, 5384 AW Heesch, The Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 500D
  • f/11.0
  • 1s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm