Cucumber Green Orb

The Cucumber Green Orb Spider is a small green or yellowish-green spider with a red mark under the abdomen.

The females are larger than males. Females grow up to 8 mm and males up to 5 mm.

The Cucumber Green Orb spiderlings, are red when freshly hatched and change to brown before the autumn.

The adult spiders can be found from May to July. Some females can last as late as September.

You can see Cucumber Green Orb Spiders along woodland edges, forest clearings, hedgerows, bushes and in low vegetation.

These spiders do not need to hide away because they rely on their colour for camouflage. They spin their orb-web between leaves and flowers. The spider usually sits in the centre of the web while waiting for prey, which is usually flying insects that get caught in the web.

Cucumber Green Orb Spiders are common and widespread throughout Britain.