Metellina merianae ?

[Action_Man]

Found this under an upturned seed tray, and i`m assuming its Metellina merianae, around 6mms long ...

[frits_b]

I also tend to think it's a M. merianae. I believe the radiating marks on the sides of the carapace set this species apart from segmentata and mengei.
The abdominal pattern is rather variable (like segmentata and mengei are).

[Action_Man]

Thanks for the confirmation, i found three more yesterday, on the underside of my compost bin, they seemed to be quite sociable towards each other too ...