Identifying animals on our land (more coming soon) |
Ants, Bees and Wasps | Beetles | Bugs | Butterflies | Crickets and Grasshoppers | Flies | Mayflies, Dragonflies and Damselflies | Moths | Spiders |
Amphibians and Reptiles | Birds | Mammals |
Spiders 2024 - 1830 UK species |
Family: Agelenidae - Funnelweb Spiders (14 species) | |
House Spider - Eratigena duellica Common in house and outside buildings ![]() Photographed and first ID 29th August 2024 |
Labyrinth spider - Agelena labyrinthica Seen fairly frequently in high webs in bottom hedge in Oak field ![]() Photographed and first ID 22nd July 2024 |
Family: Agelenidae - Funnelweb Spiders (14 species) | |
Laceweb Spider - Amaurobius similis or fenestralis Seen once under flagstones by potting shed ![]() Photographed and first ID 29th August 2024 |
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Family: Araneidae - Orbweb Spiders (31 species) | |
Cucumber Green Orb Spider - Araniella cucurbitina sensu lato Seen a few inside leaves of young trees in Oak field ![]() Photographed and first ID 13th July 2024 |
Garden Spider - Araneus didematus Very common all over the land ![]() Photographed and first ID 29th Augusr 2024 |
Family: Lycosidae - Wolk Spiders (30 species) | |
Spotted Wolf Spider - Pardosa amentata Potentailly seen a few ![]() Photographed and first ID 20th July 2024 |
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Family: Pisauridae - Nurseryweb Spiders (3 species) | |
Nurseryweb spider - Pisaura mirabilis Seen fairly frequently, watched web of eggs hatch and then later disperse in Oak field ![]() Photographed and first ID 16th June 2024 |
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Family: Sclerosomatidae - Harvestmen (25 species) | |
Leiobunum rotundum - male (best guess) Harvestmen are generally common on the land ![]() Photographed and first ID 30th July 2024 |
Leiobunum rotundum - female (best guess) Harvestmen are generally common on the land ![]() Photographed and first ID 21st August 2024 |
Family: Tetragnathidae - Long-jawed Orbweb Spiders (14 species) | |
Common Long-jawed Orbweb spider - Tetragnatha extensa Seen a few, not sure all the same variety ![]() Photographed and first ID 20th July 2024 |
Orbweb spider - Metellina? Seen one for a few nights in house ![]() Photographed and first ID 29th August 2024 |
Family: Thomisidae - Crab Spiders (27 species) | |
Flower Crab Spider - Misumena vatia Seen once on top of fence post in Fruit field ![]() Photographed and first ID 7th August 2024 |