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| A regularly found spider, Araneus marmoreus is found throughout the Sherwood Forest NNR, but with less frequency than the other large orb web species. There are two main colour forms, with Araneus marmoreus .var. pyramidatus (the dark triangular area on a plain white or yellow background) being by far the most regularly found. | ||
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| Araneus marmoreus .var. pyramidatus | ||
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| Similar species Two other common Araneus species can lead to confusion with the identification of the normal form of Araneus marmoreus, as shown in the top two photos. | ||
| Araneus diadematus | Araneus quadratus | |
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| UK distribution of Araneus
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 The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares. Updated September 2011 |
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