Gibbaranea gibbosa
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A very distinctive and attractively marked spider, found on trees and bushes where it constructs an orb-web. Although widespread, this is not a common species and there are relatively few Sherwood Forest records. This Gibbaranea gibbosa was found on Pine at Budby South Forest in May 2010.
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UK distribution of Gibbaranea gibbosa
 

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Updated September 2011

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