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''Araniella cucurbitina'', sometimes called the "cucumber green spider", is a spider of the family Araneidae. Females grow up to , males only up to . The spider is mainly found on forest clearings, where it weaves its orb-web between leaves and flowers. These webs are only about in diameter. This spider does not use a hideout, because it is camouflaged by its green colour. Adult spiders first show this colour in spring. Freshly hatched spiderlings are red, and change to brown before the autumn. On the end of the abdomen there is a red mark in adults.〔 This species occurs in the Palaearctic, although it can be found in parts of North America, where it was probably introduced. ''Araniella opisthographa'' is an almost identical spider which can only be distinguished from ''A. cucurbitina'' by a microscopic investigation.〔(The Garden Safari/Cucumber spiders )〕 ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Araniella cucurbitina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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