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After a long day visiting the countryside near Freiburg, we went to visit an old water mill. Close to the water weels, a bunch of 6 spiders were standing in the middle of their web and one was busy fixing its web. This one was the biggest one. I'm not good at all with spider taxonomy but I think that it might be Larinioides sclopetarius after looking at Ed Nieuwenhuys excellent website. He says that "The Larinioides sclopetarius tends to live on man-made steel objects and is seldom found on vegetation". I confrim this with this observation. He also mentions: "I found this spider in the dunes on a steel lock. The spider can be black and white but there are also brown variants."
FAMILY: ARANEIDAE Simon, 1895
Genus: Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934
Species: Larinioides sclopetarius (Clerck, 1757)
Family Common Name: orbweavers
Species Common Name: bridge orbweaver
This spider has a velvety appearance and is found in the vicinity of water. It seems to be a nocturnal orb-web spider that is either found in the hub or in the retreat |
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