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Green Pea Spider (juvenile)
So lovely to find a spider that actually has a common name rather than just a Latin one, and what a lovely name!. This one has been on my Most Wanted list for some time and it certainly was not making it easy to get a photograph. Several days of hide and seek with me finally up a ladder, leaning into a prickly bush and I nabbed it! Normally these spiders have a bright green abdomen, but this is just a youngster so the colours have yet to develop. Suppose I shall have to keep an eye on it and hopefully get a photo of it in glorious adulthood!
Also known as Araneus hairy field spiders. These spiders do not rest in the middle of their webs during daylight but rather build a retreat which is usually within a folded over leaf. The abdomen is generally soft and hairy and they usually have cryptic colouration helping them to blend in with their environment.
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