Cucumber Spider?

wilippa · #1 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 01:52 PM

I found a small spider hitching a ride on the arm of my fleece earlier. It had greenish translucent legs and a yellow and green stripy abdomen. Could this be a cucumber spider (Arianella Curcubitina)? I have googled some pictures of the species. It's almost right but none of the photos appear to be stripy.

Wilippa

Meta menardi · #2 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 04:02 PM

I can't tell without a photo, but the stripey bit makes me think it could be Enoplognatha ovata, a common spider that comes in 3 "flavours", or rather 3 different colour patterns, one of which is green with yellowish stripes. Search for a picture and see if it rings any bells.

A bell-ringing spider, now that I would travel to see.

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 04:04 PM

Afternoon Willi,

I think Meta has it.

Take care,

Jason

Lesinlondon · #4 (**permalink**) 23-06-2011, 11:17 PM

There's a sub forum for spiders, though if it looked like this one that hitched a lift home with me in 2009, then yep cucumber spider it was.

wilippa · #5 (**permalink**) 24-06-2011, 10:01 AM

Starting to think it could be E. ovata. Stupidly, I didn't think of taking a photo at the time. Will also have a look at that Spider sub forum.
Thanks all.