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Picture ID 203197

Picture of unidentified spider

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Unsure. Redish underbelly with a white stripes on the back. False widow?

  • Submitted by: 
    Digi
  • Submitted: Mar 10, 2025
  • Photographed: Mar 10, 2025
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: Yes
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Nod

It isn’t a false widow. It is on an orb type web. I think it may be a lesser garden spider in the genus Metellina
https://uk.inaturalist.org/observations/34514655

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cursag3

Metellina mengei: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/49357512.
Metellina segmentata: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/242421155.

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cursag3

I asked ChatGPT how to tell these spiders apart, and considering the time of observation, it’s more likely to be Metellina mengei.

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cursag3

Most observations of Metellina segmentata occur in September, while Metellina mengei is usually seen in May or April.

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Nod

True. But it isn’t foolproof.

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BugmanDan

Some of the ventral patterns, the light part may be like parentheses, brackets, bars in the corners etc. Usually consistant within genus.

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