Cucumber Green Spider
Araniella cucurbitina
Not assessedPhoto: Didier Descouens · CC BY-SA 4.0
Arachnidcarnivore
The cucumber green spider is a small orb-weaver with a bright green body that helps it hide among leaves. It lives across Europe, parts of Asia, and Japan. Its name comes from the cucumber plant family, though it doesn’t eat them.
- Its scientific name, Araniella cucurbitina, references the cucumber plant family.
- It spins delicate orb-shaped webs to catch flying insects.
- Found from Europe to Japan, thriving in temperate climates.
ForestGrasslandEuropeAsia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Arachnid
- Scientific name
- Araniella cucurbitina
- Habitat
- Forest, Grassland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe, Asia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
