Paidiscura pallens

Paidiscura pallens (Blackwall, 1834)

Abdomen is usually pale, but variable in colour with green and dark forms occurring. Distinctive white sputnik-shaped egg sac.

Paidiscura pallens

Identification

Abdomen is usually pale, but variable in colour with green and dark forms occurring. Distinctive white sputnik-shaped egg sac.

ORDER

Arachnida

FAMILY

Theridiidae

TYPE

Spiders

Widespread across the UK, becoming scattered in upland areas and the north. Often found in oak trees, but also herbaceous vegetation and leaf litter

Woodland, farmland, garden

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They can be seen all year round

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LATIN NAME

Paidiscura pallens

Size (MM)

Body length male: 1.2-1.4 mm

iucn Status
lc

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