Larinioides cornutus

    Family - Araneidae
    Genus - Larinioides
    Five European species.
    These Spiders spin an Orb Web, often found close to water,
    including the sea, on grasses and reeds. A relative of the common Garden
    Spider - Araneus diadematus

    Larinioides cornutus
    'A common spider of long grasslands, especially near wetland areas.'
    Confirmed by Peter Harvey of the British Arachnological Society.
    Cuckmere Haven
    25.05.2011




   Larinioides cornutus 
   Cuckmere Haven, East Sussex
   29.03.2011

    Nesting in the rushes around the pond
    Burton Mill Pond
    West Sussex
    22.04.2011

    Larinioides cornutus
    Stanmer Park, Brighton
    25.07.2011

 

    Pevensey Marshes

    Sussex Wildlife Nature Reserve
    East Sussex
    20.08.2011

    Wildlife Nature Reserve
    Tattershall Road
    Lincolnshire
    17.09.2011
 
    Cuckmere Haven

    24/05/2010