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Orb-weaver spider - Agalenatea redii A small, about 7 mm flat spider, curled over a twig pretending to be a bud scar. I would never have noticed it if it was not on the web, then for a fraction of a second it rushed to the twig and flattened itself there. Agalenatea redii,Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Central Macedonia,Europe,Geotagged,Greece,Halkidiki,Nature,Orb-weaver,Sithonia,Spiders,Spring,Sykia,Wildlife Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Orb-weaver spider - Agalenatea redii

A small, about 7 mm flat spider, curled over a twig pretending to be a bud scar. I would never have noticed it if it was not on the web, then for a fraction of a second it rushed to the twig and flattened itself there.

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The Gorse Orbweaver

"Agalenatea redii" is a species of 'orbweavers' belonging to the family Araneidae subfamily Araneinae. This species is present in most of Europe and in central Asia.

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Species identified by Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jul 8, 2017. Captured Jun 16, 2017 11:03 in Unnamed Road, Sithonia 630 72, Greece.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/7.1
  • 1/160s
  • ISO250
  • 100mm