Enoplognatha ovata  (THERIDIIDAE)

Enoplognatha ovata

This is another common species across Europe, which can have three colour forms. The version illustrated has a pale yellow-green abdomen. The other variants have either two red stripes on each side or a wider broad red band, respectively, on an otherwise similarly coloured abdomen.
The photograph shows a female Enoplognatha ovata that has caught a shield bug, which she is in the process of wrapping in silk.

Head and chelicerae of a male Enoplognatha ovata. Note the very large fangs. Head and chelicerae of a female Enoplognatha ovata Chelicerae of a female Enoplognatha ovata

Left Pedipalp (male sexual organ) of Enoplognatha ovata Epigyne (female sexual organ) of Enoplognatha ovata Spinnerets of Enoplognatha ovata

Tarsal claw of Enoplognatha ovata. The serrated bristle can just be seen, as can the third claw.