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Grey Cross Spider

larinioides sclopetarius

The Grey Cross Spider has a beautiful cross pattern on its back! It loves to spin webs and catch tiny bugs for lunch.

Lebensraum: Gardens, forests, and grassy areas.

Aussehen

The Grey Cross Spider is typically greyish-brown with a distinct, often intricate, cross-shaped pattern on its abdomen. It often displays a darker stripe down its back, contrasting with lighter markings. Its slender legs are mottled, helping it blend into its surroundings.

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Grey Cross Spider
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Grey Cross Spider

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby Grey Cross Spiders can 'balloon' on silk threads to travel far distances on the wind!

Male Grey Cross Spiders are much smaller than the females, sometimes only half their size!

Their amazing orb webs are made from silk tougher than steel for its weight!

These spiders often build their webs near outdoor lights, creating a perfect insect trap at night!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Master Weaver

Grey Cross Spiders can build strong, intricate orb webs to catch flying insects because of specialized silk glands.

Fähigkeit

Silk Acrobat

Grey Cross Spiders has specialized spinnerets that produce various silks for safety lines, egg sacs, and wrapping prey.

Fähigkeit

Camouflage Artist

Grey Cross Spiders can subtly change their body colour to better match their background, helping them hide from predators.

Maße und Details

Body Length
0.8 cm
Leg Span
3 cm
Lebenserwartung
1 Jahre

Ernährung und Fütterung

They primarily munch on flying insects caught in their super sticky webs!

Hauptnahrung

  • flies
  • moths
  • mosquitoes
  • beetles

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Common birds often prey on these spiders.

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

Main prey caught in their orb webs.

hunts

Common Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Often found near water, they catch mosquitoes.

hunts

Black and Yellow Mud Dauber

Sceliphron caementarium

Mud dauber wasps sometimes capture spiders.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Bridge Spider

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always observe spiders from a distance!

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das body Length von Grey Cross Spider?

0.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das leg Span von Grey Cross Spider?

3 cm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Grey Cross Spider?

1 Jahre

Was frisst Grey Cross Spider?

They primarily munch on flying insects caught in their super sticky webs!

Wo findet man Grey Cross Spider normalerweise?

Gardens, forests, and grassy areas.

Wie jagt Grey Cross Spider?

Ambush

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