Orb web spider, Araniella cucurbitina (Araneidae), ventral view

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Thessaly, Larissa, Olympus mt
Photo taken by:
Trichas, A.
Photo taken date:
April 2007

Orb web spider

Spiders

Arachnids

Animals

Arthropods

Photo of the ventral view of the Orb web spider Araniella cucurbitina (Araneidae). Orb web spiders stay at the center of their web waiting for a prey to come across and receive the deadly bite. The black spot on the top of the abdomen in the spider of the photo shows that this is a female.