Spider Hunt 2005 PDF Print E-mail

Simon Moore, from Hampshire County Council, led a group of volunteers on 11th September 2005 to catalogue the various spider species living in Park Wood.

 

Family Genus and species name English nameSex/ Frequency
Amaurobiidae Amaurobius similes Lace-webbed spider
Gnaphosidae Haplodrassus signifier 
Clubionidae Clubiona terrestris Silk cell spider J
Anyphaenidae Anyphaena accentuate Buzzing spider
Thomisidae Misumena vatia Pale crab spider J
Salticidae Salticus scenicus Zebra (jumping) spider J
Lycosidae Pardosa hortensis Wolf Spider
  P. monticola   ♀♂
  P. pullata  ♀♂J
  Pirata hygrophila  
Agelenidae Tegenaria silvestris  
Theridiidae Enoplognatha ovata Comb-footed spider J
  Theridion pallens  ♂♀JJ
  Dipoena inornata #   J
Tetragnathidae Tetragnatha extensa Large jawed orb web spider JJ
  T. monticola  J
  Pachygnatha degeeri   ♀♀
  P. clercki  
Metidae Metellina segmentata ‘Holed’ orb web spider ♂♂♀♀♀JJJ
Araneidae Araneus diadematus Garden, diadem spider ♂♀♀♀♀
Linyphiidae Linyphia triangularis Sheet web spider ♀♀JJ
  L. peltata 

Key

♀♂ = female / male: if more than one is listed then each symbol counts as c.10 specimens found.

J = Juvenile

 

Total number of species found: 22

[Although 16 species were found by the end of the day, subsequent research has revealed 6 others]

 
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