Nigma puella

    Family : Dictynidae 
    Genus : Nigma
    I am very happy to have found this Species. Quite uncommon.
    I walked right upto it. 'Very locally distributed in the South of England and 
    Wales. Apparently rare or absent from the rest of the region but recorded
    from Southern Europe, Canaries and Madeira' : Source - Collins Field Guide 
    to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe by Michael J. Roberts.

    Juvenile - about 1.5mm in size!
    The King's Head
    East Hoathly
    East Sussex
    18.09.12
    Nigma puella summary by The Spider Recording Scheme

Neriene sp.

    Family : Linyphiidae
    Genus : Neriene
    Many thanks to Peter Harvey for the information.
    "..looks like Neriene clathrata female or subadult. This is a spider found at
    ground level or with a web close to the ground. Confirmation should require
    microscopical examination, since the genus contains closely similar species,
    leaving aside the possibilitity of European species not yet recorded in
    this country". Peter Harvey BAS

    I found this Spider at ground level, in grass around wooden decking next to a
    pond, approximately 1ft away from a Neottiura bimaculata
    Stanmer Park, Brighton
    12.08.12

Dictyna sp.

    Family : Dictynidae
    Genus : Dictyna
    The Web is similar in all species, a thin 'blanket' over the top of a leaf, or on
    dead plants.

    "Probably Dictyna uncinata" Peter Harvey BAS
    I found this Spider in the Cemetery at Shepton Montague, Somerset.
    28.07.12

    "Probably Dictyna uncinata" Peter Harvey BAS
     I found this Spider in a layby on a dual carriageway.
     Somerset
     28.07.12

Huntsman spiders

    Family : Sparassidae
    These Spiders are also known as Giant Crab Spiders.
    My friend Lyn Paul from Brisbane, Australia, very kindly sent me this
    photograph and allowed me to post it here.
    In Lyn's words - "...we had this one for a long time, not as a pet, 
    just as a co-resident ... he was harmless, and was a great distraction for
    the kids. They are very friendly. This one lived in the kitchen for many
    months, then moved to another room, and got jammed behind the wall unit
    and died".

    Holconia immanis? Female
    If it is this Species, they are one of the largest Huntsmen found in Australia.
    Photograph by Lyn Paul  
    Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    1997

Neottiura bimaculata

    Family : Theridiidae
    Many thanks to Peter Harvey of the British Archnological Society for id.

    Female
    I found this Spider at ground level in grass around wooden decking next to a
    pond.
    Stanmer Park, Brighton
    12.08.12
    Summary for Neottiura bimaculata on the Spider Recording Scheme :
    http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p/Summary/s/Neottiura+bimaculata

If you want to live and thrive let the Spider run alive

 

    Art work by Cornelia Remmicke

 

Zilla diodia

    Family - Araneidae
    Genus - Zilla
    A first for me! Single European species. Distinctive markings on the abdomen.
    Restricted to the South in the UK.

    Victoria Recreation Ground
    Surbiton, Kingston Upon Thames
    01.07.12