The Oak Spider (Aculepeira ceropegia)  - Ten Metres from Home 2021
The Oak Spider (Aculepeira ceropegia) presents a marked sexual dimorphism. These spiders can reach a length of 6–8 millimetres (0.24–0.31 in) in males, of 15–17 millimetres (0.59–0.67 in) in females. They are easy to identify due to their unique abdominal marking in the form of an oak leaf. The head is covered by a grayish-brown hairs, chelicerae are light brown and legs are dark ringed. The abdomen is elongated and oval-shaped) Tolfa hills, Lazio, Italy June 2020


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