Enoplognatha ovata

Candy-striped spider

Enoplognatha ovata, Candy-striped spider. Medium sized spider (6mm). Feed on a variety of insects. Eggs are laid into a ball of vegetative material and silk, then guarded by the female. Variable in colour, with named colour forms. Illustrated here are Lineata and Redimita.

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Female with eggs (Lineata)

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Female with eggs (Redimita)

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Female with eggs

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Candy-striped spider

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Photograph detail

Slide 1: Enoplognatha ovata, Candy-striped spider. Female with eggs, Lineata colour form. Inside plastic compost bin. Garden in Redmire. July.

Slide 2: Enoplognatha ovata, Candy-striped spider. Female with eggs, Redimita colour form. Inside plastic compost bin. Garden in Redmire. July.

Slide 3: Enoplognatha ovata, Candy-striped spider. Female with eggs, side view. Inside plastic compost bin. Garden in Redmire. July.

Slide 4: Enoplognatha ovata, Candy-striped spider. Side view. Inside plastic compost bin. Garden in Redmire. July.