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Candy Stripe Spider (Enoplognatha ovata).
Belongs to the genus Enoplognatha, in the family Theridiidae.
Varies in colour and pattern: the background colour is white, cream or green and can be marked with a row of dark spots, a broad red stripe or with two red stripes in a v-shape. Despite its small size, this is a formidable predator which can prey on insects many times its size. The female deposits its eggs in a white sac and after several days the sac gradually changes colour to a blue/grey. This is secreted within a rolled-up leaf fastened with silk and the female guards it until the eggs hatch.
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- Submitted: Sep 15, 2021
- Photographed: Sep 17, 2021
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Gorey, Ireland
- Spotted Outdoors: Forest
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
This looks more like Neriene peltata to me.
https://www.disorder.dk/dyr/dyr/spindlere/edderkopper/taeppespindere/neriene-peltata/
The coloration of the prosoma in particular doesn’t seem to fit.
You might be right, I was always a bit ify with this one. Why I went for Enoplognatha ovata was I have seen them in a few variations of colour, some inverted. It was in a very shadowy place. You think its a little too dark?