Ladybird spider — size comparison

The ladybird spider inhabits warm dry low vegetation. Bright red abdomens with four black spots belong to adult males; females are larger and much darker. Silk-

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Length

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Ladybird spider

Eresus kollari

8,5 mmAdult male
Body length

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The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Ladybird spiderBody length8.5 mm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Ladybird spider — size comparison — facts and sources

The ladybird spider inhabits warm dry low vegetation. Bright red abdomens with four black spots belong to adult males; females are larger and much darker.

Silk-lined burrows connect to surface webs. Woolly threads trap passing insects including relatively large beetles.

Females guard egg sacs, then care for and feed young. Their bodies ultimately become offspring food.

Measurement sources