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False orb weaver

Metellina sp, although probably M. mengei. Very, very common in UK woodlands. Called false orb weavers because the very centre of the web, the hub, has the middle cut out and just leaves a hole. True orb weavers leave the centre filled with silk.

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Uploaded on August 6, 2014
Taken on July 26, 2014