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Spiders in southwest France


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Hi folks,

No photo, cos' I didn't think to get one, but I'll have a look again tomorrow, but . . . . .  there's a bright yellow and green spider about 5cm from front to back (i.e. including legs) in a web across my blackberry bush.  It's legs are what I would call 'chunky' as opposed to the usual spindly spider legs.  It's the first time I've seen one like this but, in the absence of a photo, does anyone have any idea what it might be?  The underlying question is, of course, might it be poisonous?

Thanks in anticipation.

Gordon

(northern part of 47, Lot-et-Garonne)

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You are quite safe unless you are a male Wasp Spider in which case if you care to mate you will be eaten.

The Wasp Spider is a beautiful spider and makes an unusual web with a strip of heavily woven zig-zag web in a band towards the centre of the web.

It is not clear exactly why they do it - it may give off UV and attract bugs or it may be that it is so mammals see the web and avoid it - there are probably other possible ideas too

They usually hang around for a few weeks and it is worth keeping an eye on the web as if something gets caught in it they wrap it up and then eat it.

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Thanks Dog, much appreciated, especially without a photo.  I did try and upload a photo, but it looks like there's a bar on uploading stuff, probably to manage space.

As always, once you see one for the first time, another few pop up - we've now identified four webs with this spider in!!

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