Appearance
This spider does not use a hideout, because it is camouflaged by its green colour. Adult spiders first show this color in spring. Freshly hatched spiderlings are red and change to brown until fall. On the end of the abdomen there is a red mark in adults.
Naming
"Araniella opisthographa" is an almost identical spider which can only be distinguished from "A. cucurbitina" by a microscopic investigation.
Distribution
These spiders occur in the Palaearctic, although it can be found in parts of North America, where it was probably introduced.References:
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