Ladybird spider

Eresus cinnaberinus
(Eresidae)

♂

Ladybird spideron RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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A black head and front body, thick hairs with some white. The ♂ has an orange-red rear section with 4 white dots, black legs with white-ringed markings and the rear legs have orange markings. The ♀ is much larger and completely black, some yellow on head and legs.

Prefers warm rocky terrain or stony slopes. The ♀ weaves a web close to the ground with a hideout underground, she catches beetles and feeds the young. The ♂ wanders off at the end of summer looking for the web of the female.

⇔ l. 8-18 mm

syn. ERESUS KOLLARI

Several ERESUS species exist all with distinctive leg markings.

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