For the last few mornings, I have opened my bedroom curtains, and found this hanging down from the guttering just outside. I had no intention of opening the window to get a closer look so this is as close as I could get by zooming in from the comfort of behind my window. I'm just wondering if it is a false widow, and if not, what else it may be? So far, it has made no effort to come into the window. I have watched it simply come down from under the guttering, (the thread is so fine it just looks like it's floating) kind of go round a bit, before going back up. The actual web seems to be under the gutter itself and from what I can tell, does look fairly neat, not a "mishmash" or "irregular" as I have seen false widow webs described as on various other sites.
Possible false widow sighting in Nottinghamshire, England?
Jackie1981
Sep 27, 2016
Jackie1981
Sep 27, 2016
Having zoomed in on the image on my phone, I can clearly make out a pale creamy cross shape on the back and the body appears to be brown.
This is a harmless orb weaver in the genus Araneus; likely A. diadematus (European garden spider/cross spider) - http://www.uksafari.com/cross.htm
This message was edited Sep 27, 2016 11:53 AM
Jackie1981
Sep 27, 2016
Quote from Flapdoodle :
This is a harmless orb weaver in he genus Araneus; likely A. diadematus (European garden spider/cross spider) - http://www.uksafari.com/cross.htm
Thank you for putting my mind at ease. I still don't fancy it coming my window though so it's staying firmly closed.
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