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''Araneus alsine'', the strawberry spider or orange wheelweaving spider, is a species of the orb-weaving spider family, Araneidae.
''Araneus alsine'' can reach a body length of in males, of in females. These spiders have a large, almost globular or slightly elliptical shaped
Strawberry spiders forever
- BBC article on "one of the UK's rarest species of spider" The retreat and web can be found in low vegetation, often near bushes of ''Araneus alsine, Pink orb weaver - Danish Spiders
/ref> Mating occurs in June and July, eggs are laid until August. The spiderlings soon hatch, overwinter in a subadult stadium and are full-grown in early summer next year.
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1624306 alsine Spiders described in 1802 Palearctic spiders
Distribution
This species has a palearctic distribution (Europe
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, Turkey
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, Caucasus
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, Russia
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, Kazakhstan
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, Japan).
Habitat
These spiders prefer moist environments. They mainly inhabit forests clearings, swampy bogs with birch and heather, wet meadows, high grass and shady places.Description
''Araneus alsine'' can reach a body length of in males, of in females. These spiders have a large, almost globular or slightly elliptical shaped opisthosoma
The opisthosoma is the posterior part of the body in some arthropods, behind the prosoma ( cephalothorax). It is a distinctive feature of the subphylum Chelicerata (arachnids, horseshoe crabs and others). Although it is similar in most respects to ...
, ranging from beige to reddish-orange, with many white-and-yellow spots spread over the surface and sometimes forming the sign of a cross. Sternum, chelicerae and legs are reddish brown. Legs show darker annulations in males. As one of its common names suggests, ''A. alsine'' appears somewhat like a strawberry.
Habits
In June and July ''A. alsine'' builds small webs (less than 10 or 20 cm high) near the ground and waits near them in dried leaves that it has rolled together, forming an inverted cone.Laura JoinStrawberry spiders forever
- BBC article on "one of the UK's rarest species of spider" The retreat and web can be found in low vegetation, often near bushes of ''
Vaccinium uliginosum
''Vaccinium uliginosum'' (bog bilberry, bog blueberry, northern bilberry or western blueberry) is a Eurasian and North American flowering plant in the genus ''Vaccinium'' within the heath family.
Distribution
''Vaccinium uliginosum'' is native ...
''./ref> Mating occurs in June and July, eggs are laid until August. The spiderlings soon hatch, overwinter in a subadult stadium and are full-grown in early summer next year.
Bibliography
*Blackwall, J., 1864a - A history of the spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. London, Ray Society, vol.2, pp. 175–384. *Bösenberg, W., 1901 - Die Spinnen Deutschlands. I. Zoologica (Stuttgart) vol.14(1), pp. 1–96. *Heiko Bellmann, Guida ai ragni d'Europa, Roma, Franco Muzzio Editore, 2011, pp. 138–139, . *Heimer, S. & W. Nentwig, 1991 - Spinnen Mitteleuropas: Ein Bestimmungsbuch. Verlag Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp. *Locket, G.H. & A.F. Millidge, 1953 - British spiders. Ray Society, London, vol.2, pp. 1–449. *Sestáková, A., M. Krumpál & Z. Krumpálová, 2009 - Araneidae (Araneae) Strednej Európy: I. Rod Araneus. Bratislava, Prírodovedecká Fakulta Univerzity Komenskéhó, 151 pp. *Simon, E., 1929 - Les arachnides de France. Synopsis générale et catalogue des espèces françaises de l'ordre des Araneae; 3e partie. Paris, vol.6, pp. 533–772. *Walckenaer, C.A., 1802 - Faune parisienne. Insectes. ou Histoire abrégée des insectes de environs de Paris. Paris vol.2, pp. 187–250.References
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