Araniella Cucurbitina
Brightly coloured but tiny spider, The body measures only 5mm. Belmont, Herefordshire, May 2014
Araniella Cucurbitina 2
On its web, Herefordshire, Jun 2014
Cave Spider 1
Meta menardi, Herefordshire, Apr 2014, aka Cave Orbweaver.
Cave Spider 2
Meta Menardi, Herefordshire, Apr 2014
Cave Spider 3
Baby cocoon with some escapee's, Herefordshire, Apr 2014
Crab Spider with prey
Misumena vatia, Female, Herefordshire, Apr 2014
Crab Spider 2
Misumena vatia, Female, Belmont, Hereford, May 2014, Although grouped with the Crab spiders these white versions are more commonly referred to as flower spiders.
Crab Spider with Lunch
Misumena vatia, Female, Herefordshire, Jun 2015
Crab Spider 4
Misumena vatia, Female, Belmont, Herefordshire, Aug 2015
Crab spider 5
Misumena vatia, Herefordshire, Jun 2016
Crab Spider 6
Misumena vatia, Herefordshire, May 2017
Crab Spider (Flower spider) with prey
Misumena vatia, with Bee sp. BHCP, Herefordshire, June 2017
Crab Spider 7
Not all Crab spiders are white. Xysticus cristatus, Herefordshire, Jun 2014
Crab Spider 8
Xysticus cristatus, Belmont country park, Herefordshire, Apr 17. Trying to get a Dock leaf beetle.
Garden (Cross) Spider 1
Called the Garden cross spider because of the white cross on it's abdomen, more commonly referred to as Garden spider. Herefordshire, Sept 2012
Garden (Cross) Spider 2
With Prey, Herefordshire, Sept 2013
Garden (cross) Spider 3
The cross is better defined here, Herefordshire, Aug 2012
Harvestman
Although not a spider the Harvestman does belong with the Arachnids as it has 8 legs. They fit into the order Arachinida : Opiliones. There are around 30 different UK species. Belmont, Herefordshire, Jul 2015
Harvestman 2
They have only one body section as opposed to spiders that have two. Belmont, Herefordshire, Jul 2015
Labyrinth Spider in Web
This spider makes a funnel shaped web into which it draws its prey, Herefordshire, Jun 2014
Spider sp, Long Jawed Orb Weaver.
Tetragnatha montana, Herefordshire, May 2017
Marbled Orb Weaver, Araneus marmoreus var pyramidatus
Wrapping up its lunch, a fly. Herefordshire, Sept 2015
Marbled Orb Weaver, Araneus marmoreus var pyramidatus 2
Male, Herefordshire, Sept 2015
Nursery Web Spider
With Baby sack, Herefordshire, Jun 2014
Nursery Web Spider 2
Herefordshire, May 2014
Nursery Web Spider 3
Herefordshire, Jun 2014
Nursery Web Spider 4
Male, Herefordshire, Jun 2015
Orb Web Spider with Prey
Larinioides cornutus, Herefordshire Jun 2012
Orb Weaver, Metellina sp
Probably Metellina segmentata, Queenswood Arboretum, Herefordshire, Aug 2015
Wolf Spider and Baby sack
Wolf Spider with a baby on its back.
Belmont, Herefordshire, Jul 2015
Wolf Spider 3
With baby sack, Haugh Woods Herefordshire, Jul 2015
