Observations by antoniosicuro

The species inhabits meadow and steppe stations, developing in stems of Carduus sp., Cirsium sp., Ferula sp., Helianthus sp., Heracleum sp. Adults are active in day time, occurring from May to July. Female gnaws stem of a host plant at a height up to 90 cm and lays eggs into cavity, one by one. Fertility is about 50 eggs.

This spider has the remarkable ability to alter its colour to match its background, usually a white or yellow flower, allowing it to become beautifully camouflaged. The sexes are different in appearance; females vary in colour from white to pale green or yellow, depending on the background.

Araneidae family, the Cucumber spider, Araniella Cucurbitina, is easy to identify. Not only because of its green and yellow abdomen with black dots, it also have a red spot, far back above the spinners.