Steatoda bipunctata

    Family - Theridiidae
    Genus - Steatoda
    Distinctive looking Spider - Male Palp's quite large.
    Web's made up of criss-cross threads.

    Female: 4.5-7mm / Male: 4-5mm

    Male
    Found in a Bird Hide.
    Arlington Reservoir,
    East Sussex
    11.08.2011

    Female
    Kingley Vale NNR
    West Sussex
    15.04.2011
    Many thanks to Peter Harvey of BAS for Id confirmation.

    Male
    Brighton, East Sussex
    13.11.2011