Gibbaranea gibbosa
| Gibbaranea gibbosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Araneidae |
| Genus: | Gibbaranea |
| Species: | G. gibbosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Gibbaranea gibbosa Walckenaer, 1802 | |
Gibbaranea gibbosa is a species of orb-weaver spider in the genus Gibbaranea.[2]
Description
Females of the species can be up to 7mm long. Both sexes have brown and green markings and tubercles on their abdomens.[3]
Range
It is present throughout Europe, the Caucasus, and parts of the Middle East and North Africa.[4]
Habitat
It can be found on trees and bushes in woodland and hedgerows, and can be difficult to spot hidden amongst the leaves. It favours evergreen shrubs.[5][6]
Taxonomy
Gibbaranea gibbosa contains the following subspecies:
References
- ^ Harvey, P; Davidson, M; Dawson, I; Fowles, A; Hitchcock, G; Lee, P; Merrett, P; Russell-Smith, T; Smith, H (2017). "A review of the scarce and threatened spiders (Araneae) of Great Britain: Species Status No.22" (PDF). British Arachnological Society – via Natural Resources Wales.
- ^ a b c "Humped orbweb spider (Gibbaranea gibbosa)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ^ "Gibbaranea gibbosa | NatureSpot". www.naturespot.org. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "araneae - Gibbaranea gibbosa". araneae.nmbe.ch. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ "Summary for Gibbaranea gibbosa (Araneae)". srs.britishspiders.org.uk. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Rückl, Kryštof (2018). "Gibbaranea gibbosa – a rare and endangered orb weaver?" (PDF). Pavouk (45): 4–9.