Metellina segmentata
From British Arachnological Society
Lesser Garden Spider, Metellina segmentata
This spider is smaller, slimmer and has longer legs than the typical Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus) and can vary in colour, being pale cream or tinged with red or pink. Of all the garden orb-web spinners, this, together with the very similar M.mengei is the commonest and most abundant species.
Metellina segmentata is commonly found in gardens, waste ground, grassland, woods, and hedgerows.
Links to the Spider Recording Scheme's pages: Metellina mengei Metellina segementata
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