The adult females have beautiful black, white and yellow markings. Argiope bruennichi female. Genus Singa and Hypsosinga Four species occur in NW-Europe. Their size varies between 2 and 5 mm. They have an oval abdomen with a fatty shine.
Males can be entirely black.
They spin their orb webs in low vegetation, often near water. Only one species can be found in our regions. The size of the spider is between 2.5 and 4 mm. The spider spins it web almost horizontal on bushes and low vegetation. The web is not very large but contains up to 60 radii. .