Confusing Cucumber Name - _TNY_2369
The cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) is a beautifully green spider and while the female is pretty in her all green clothes, the male - as seen here - is distinctly more stylish.
There are however more than one Araniella species which look very similar, so there are a lot of spiders out there being misidentified as A. cucurbitina.
I found this particular one navigating a Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata) and shot it at 2.7:1 magnification.
Confusing Cucumber Name - _TNY_2369
The cucumber green spider (Araniella cucurbitina) is a beautifully green spider and while the female is pretty in her all green clothes, the male - as seen here - is distinctly more stylish.
There are however more than one Araniella species which look very similar, so there are a lot of spiders out there being misidentified as A. cucurbitina.
I found this particular one navigating a Japanese tree lilac (Syringa reticulata) and shot it at 2.7:1 magnification.