Larinioides sclopetarius
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Larinioides sclopetarius, commonly called bridge spider or gray cross spider, is a relatively large orb-weaver spider
with holarctic
distribution that is often found on bridges, especially near light and over water. The species tends to live on steel objects and is seldom seen on vegetation.
Females reach body length of about one centimeter, males are somewhat smaller. Their orb webs can have diameters of up to 70 cm.
They often hide during the day, and wait for prey in the center of their web at night. Males can be found mostly during summer, females are active until November in Central Europe.
Orb-weaver spider
The "typical" orb-weaver spiders are the most common group of builders of spiral wheel-shaped webs often found in gardens, fields and forests...
with holarctic
Holarctic
The Holarctic ecozone refers to the habitats found throughout the northern continents of the world as a whole. This region is divided into the Palearctic, consisting of Northern Africa and all of Eurasia, with the exception of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent, and the Nearctic,...
distribution that is often found on bridges, especially near light and over water. The species tends to live on steel objects and is seldom seen on vegetation.
Females reach body length of about one centimeter, males are somewhat smaller. Their orb webs can have diameters of up to 70 cm.
They often hide during the day, and wait for prey in the center of their web at night. Males can be found mostly during summer, females are active until November in Central Europe.