Oak Spider

Aculepeira ceropegia

''Aculepeira ceropegia'', the oak spider, is an orb-weaving spider species with Palearctic distribution.

This spider is easy to identify due to its unique marking in the form of an oak leaf.

Female spiders grow up to 14 mm, males only up to 8 mm.
Orb-weaver Oak spider female - Aculepeira ceropegia http://www.jungledragon.com/image/31545/waiting_in_ambush.html http://www.jungledragon.com/image/31544/weaving_a_net.html Aculepeira ceropegia,Animal,Animalia,Arachnida,Araneae,Araneidae,Arthropoda,Bulgaria,Europe,Geotagged,Oak Spider,Oak spider,Orb-weaver,Spiders,Summer,Vitosha Mountain Nature Park,Wildlife

Naming

''Ceropegia'' is a genus of succulent plants with about 200 species.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderAraneae
FamilyAraneidae
GenusAculepeira
SpeciesA. ceropegia
Photographed in
Bulgaria