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| Metellina marianae is a widespread orb-weaving spider which prefers dark habitats, such as cave entrances, tunnels and hollow trees etc. The adults we have found have all been much darker than Metellina segmentata and M. mengei, but sub-adults (bottom photographs) do seem to show more colouration. Having said that, adults are still very well marked. These photographs show several individuals that were found down an old underground water reservoir at Red Hill near Eakring, which used to provide water for Rufford Abbey many years ago. All were found just inside one of three entrances to the reservoir. | ||
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| UK distribution of Metellina
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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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