Sheetweb Spider

Special features: Sheetweb Spiders, sometimes called Hammock Spiders, have a dark brown body with variable cream coloured markings arranged in a broken band around the abdomen. The legs are all one colour (no banding).

Latin name: Neriene clathrata

Size: Approximately 4 - 5mm

Distribution: Found throughout the UK.

Months seen: May to October

Habitat: Low growing vegetation.

Food: Small invertebrates