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Description of Larinioides cornutus (Furrow orbweaver)
Physical Characteristics
Looks like the Bridge orbweaver (Larinioides sclopetarius).
Female 6 to 20 mm.
Abdomen ight brown, grey-brown or reddish brown with a light defined, dark leaf-shaped figure on top and a light defined triangular spot at the front. The bright outline is quite broad.
Carapace reddish brown to dark brown with light hairs and a white band along the edge.
Legs and palps light brown to reddish brown with dark annulations and dots.
Male 5 to 10 mm.
Markings almost identical to the female, but often darker.
Habitat
Mainly along river banks in grasslands and forests.
Distribution
Common in the whole of Europe.
Period
All year.