Orb-weaver Spider

Larinioides cornutus

Common & widespread in Britain.

Seen in Spring & Summer, mainly nocturnal.

These spiders can be identified by their large, oval-shaped, bulbous abdomens.

Colors can range from black, grey, and shades of red.

The carapace on their abdomen almost always has a lighter shaded arrow pointing toward their cephalothorax, while the legs also have a similar arrow pattern.

Their eye structure consists of a horizontal row of 6 eyes, with an additional pair above the center of the row.

A common misconception is that spiders cannot hear, due to their lack of ears or other common structures.

However, these animals do have the ability to sense sound due to macrosetae and filiform hairs on their legs.