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Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk Furrow Orb Spider - Larinioides cornutus<br /> This spider hanged on a thin web between two dry thisle stalks. I wanted to photograph her, but she felt the movement of air and quickly moved to the stem, where stood still mimicking dry thorns. I touched her gently, but she pretended to be dead. I did it again - no response - as dead. Then I pushed harder and she hung on a thin web and quickly moved up back to the first dry leaf and again stood still. What a perfect camouflage!<br /> About 15 mm long. Spotted at Ognyanovo Dam near Sofia.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37729/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html" title="Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/37729_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9HVoRwMD13Yv8swE6rmTbn5M4oI%3D" width="102" height="152" alt="Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk Furrow Orb Spider - Larinioides cornutus<br /> This spider hanged on a thin web between two dry thisle stalks. I wanted to photograph her, but she felt the movement of air and quickly moved to the stem, where stood still mimicking dry thorns. I touched her gently, but she pretended to be dead. I did it again - no response - as dead. Then I pushed harder and she hung on a thin web and quickly moved up back to the first dry leaf and again stood still. What a perfect camouflage!<br /> About 15 mm long. Spotted at Ognyanovo Dam near Sofia.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37728/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37730/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Furrow orb weaver,Geotagged,Larinioides cornutus,Nature,Ognyanovo dam,Orb-weaver,Sofia,Spiders,Spring,Wildlife" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37730/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html" title="Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/37730_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=8kQUUno48XnLOji2AYjcWfa88Lk%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk Furrow Orb Spider - Larinioides cornutus<br /> This spider hanged on a thin web between two dry thisle stalks. I wanted to photograph her, but she felt the movement of air and quickly moved to the stem, where stood still mimicking dry thorns. I touched her gently, but she pretended to be dead. I did it again - no response - as dead. Then I pushed harder and she hung on a thin web and quickly moved up back to the first dry leaf and again stood still. What a perfect camouflage!<br /> About 15 mm long. Spotted at Ognyanovo Dam near Sofia.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37729/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37728/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Furrow orb weaver,Geotagged,Larinioides cornutus,Nature,Ognyanovo dam,Orb-weaver,Sofia,Spiders,Spring,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Furrow orb weaver,Geotagged,Larinioides cornutus,Nature,Ognyanovo dam,Orb-weaver,Sofia,Spiders,Spring,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk

Furrow Orb Spider - Larinioides cornutus
This spider hanged on a thin web between two dry thisle stalks. I wanted to photograph her, but she felt the movement of air and quickly moved to the stem, where stood still mimicking dry thorns. I touched her gently, but she pretended to be dead. I did it again - no response - as dead. Then I pushed harder and she hung on a thin web and quickly moved up back to the first dry leaf and again stood still. What a perfect camouflage!
About 15 mm long. Spotted at Ognyanovo Dam near Sofia.

Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk Furrow Orb Spider - Larinioides cornutus<br /> This spider hanged on a thin web between two dry thisle stalks. I wanted to photograph her, but she felt the movement of air and quickly moved to the stem, where stood still mimicking dry thorns. I touched her gently, but she pretended to be dead. I did it again - no response - as dead. Then I pushed harder and she hung on a thin web and quickly moved up back to the first dry leaf and again stood still. What a perfect camouflage!<br /> About 15 mm long. Spotted at Ognyanovo Dam near Sofia.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37728/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37730/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Furrow orb weaver,Geotagged,Larinioides cornutus,Nature,Ognyanovo dam,Orb-weaver,Sofia,Spiders,Spring,Wildlife

Furrow Orb Weaver on a dry thisle stolk Furrow Orb Spider - Larinioides cornutus<br /> This spider hanged on a thin web between two dry thisle stalks. I wanted to photograph her, but she felt the movement of air and quickly moved to the stem, where stood still mimicking dry thorns. I touched her gently, but she pretended to be dead. I did it again - no response - as dead. Then I pushed harder and she hung on a thin web and quickly moved up back to the first dry leaf and again stood still. What a perfect camouflage!<br /> About 15 mm long. Spotted at Ognyanovo Dam near Sofia.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37729/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37728/furrow_orb_weaver_on_a_dry_thisle_stolk.html Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Furrow orb weaver,Geotagged,Larinioides cornutus,Nature,Ognyanovo dam,Orb-weaver,Sofia,Spiders,Spring,Wildlife

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Beautiful species intro, Jivko! Very well documented from all angles, great post! Posted 9 years ago

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The Furrow Orb Spider

"Larinioides cornutus", the furrow spider, furrow orb spider, or foliate spider is an orb-weaver spider with Holarctic distribution.

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Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Apr 11, 2016. Captured Apr 2, 2016 11:01 in Unnamed Road, 2117, Bulgaria.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm

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