Pachygnatha degeeri
3-4mm. Prosoma dark brown. Chelicerae same colour as prosoma. Opisthosoma with distinct folium, medially with 2-3 longitudinal silver spots.
Mainly in grassland and in low vegetation, but also comes into gardens.
Spring to autumn but adults may be found at any time of year..
Quite common and widespread in Britain.
Quite frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland.
AJ Cann
Knighton
19 October 2018
AJ Cann
Church Langton
12 January 2019
AJ Cann
Charley Woods
17 October 2020
palp
Kate Nightingale
Cropston garden
23 April 2018
David Gould
The Spearwort Fields, Aylestone, Leicester
17 April 2016
David Nicholls
Oadby, Blackthorn Manor
30 May 2022
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Tetragnathidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 71
- First record:
- 03/06/1992 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 18/10/2024 (Cann, Alan)
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AJ Cann
Washbrook Nature Reserve
27 April 2020
Pale female
AJ Cann
Church Langton
12 January 2019
JamesCalow
Sapcote
26 April 2012
AJ Cann
Knighton
19 October 2018
AJ Cann
Charley Woods
17 October 2020
AJ Cann
Billesdon Woodland Pool
20 April 2021
Paul Palmer
Melton Mowbray Garden
23 May 2021
