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Anyone know what kind of spider this is? (feddit.nl)

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Found this spider in Assen(NL) can anyone identify it?

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Or Araniella cucurbitina in ~~English~~ Latin.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Or Greek. Or just a made up word by some biologist. Or named after themselfes or a celebrity. Taxanomy is lawless.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKRW1zgkCVc

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