Porrhomma microphthalmum
1.5 to 2.2 mm.
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A common spider of agricultural fields and grassland. Partly subterranean, living between cracks in the soil. However, it may on occasion, be found higher up in vegetation, for example on shrubs.
Adults of both sexes found throughout the year.
Widespread in central and south-eastern England but more scattered elsewhere.
Widespread but under reported.
AJ Cann
Wigston Cemetery
29 November 2019
AJ Cann
Wigston Cemetery
29 November 2019
AJ Cann
Wigston Cemetery
29 November 2019
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 4
- First record:
- 30/06/1996 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 29/11/2019 (Cann, Alan)
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