Pistolen-Kreuzspinne (Larinioides ixobolus)
(c) Hans Schwarting
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Pistolen-Kreuzspinne (Larinioides ixobolus)
(c) Hans Schwarting
Pistolen-Kreuzspinne (Larinioides ixobolus)
(c) Hans Schwarting
Pistolen-Kreuzspinne (Larinioides ixobolus)
(c) Alfredo Ramos
Larinioides ixobolus is a spider from the wider orb weavers family, builders of circular hunting nets.
Body size ranges 11-11.5 mm for males and 14-18 mm for females (depicted here). Head and body are red-brown in color, and unlike its cousins (ie Cross Spider), it has a week dorsal pattern. Males, compared to females, have a smaller abdomen and longer legs, similar to all members of the genus Larinioides.
Occurrence: from Central Europe to Eurasia.
This little Asian Lady Beetle ( ) was caught and swiftly wrapped in web by the spider ( ). Not only did it miraculously manage to escape from the entanglement, but some 10-20 minutes later it lurked the predator's proximity again.
Curious enough, the bug lived to see another day. A small footage of the moments prior to this photo: youtu.be/TYOw2vUDJwc
Schwarze Kreuzspinne (Larinioides ixobolus)
(c) Andre Fischer
