Nick Upton / Four-spot orb-weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) female in a silken retreat among Ragwort leaves, Chalk grassland meadow, near Corsham, Wiltshire, UK, July.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) female, close up of head. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, September.
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Andy Sands / Cross spider (Araneus quadratus) female in orb web, Surrey, England, UK, August
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Martin Gabriel / Four-spot orb-weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) crossing a tarmac road, Bavaria, Germany, October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot Orb Weaver Spider male (Araneus quadratus) at edge of female's web, waiting for an opportunity ot mate. The male's pedipalps (commonly shortened to palps or palpi) that are used to transfer...
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider male (Araneus quadratus) at edge of female's web, waiting for an opportunity to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) male approaching larger female to mate. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Mating Four-spot orb weaver spiders (Araneus quadratus), showing the brief moment when the smaller male inserts his pedipalps to transfer sperm, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
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Alex Hyde / Four-spot orb weaver spider female (Araneus quadratus). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. October.
David Kjaer / Four-spot orb-weaver (Araneus quadratus), Wiltshire, UK, August.
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David Kjaer / Four-spot orb-weaver (Araneus quadratus), Wiltshire, UK, August.
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Colin Varndell / Four-spot orb-weaver (Araneus quadratus) spinning web. Dorset, UK September.
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Alex Hyde / Male Four-spot Orb Weaver Spider (Araneus quadratus) approaching female in her web to mate. The huge size difference between the male (right) and female (left) can clearly be seen. Derbyshire, UK. Sep...
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Alex Hyde / Male Four-spot Orb Weaver Spider (Araneus quadratus) approaching female in her web to mate. The huge size difference between the male (right) and female (left) can clearly be seen. Derbyshire, UK. Sep...
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Stephen Dalton / Four spotted orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) on web. Sussex, England, UK, October.
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Stephen Dalton / Four spotted orb weaver spider (Araneus quadratus) on web. Sussex, England, UK, October.
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Pal Hermansen / Four-spot orb-weaver spiders (Araneus quadratus) pair, female on right, male approaching female, Ostfold, Norway. July.
