Larinioides cornutus - Larinioides cornutus
Species
Description
Females reach a body length of about 13 mm, males up to 8 mm. A variable species with a dark, distinct V-shape on the abdomen above which there a two pincer like markings.
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Habitat
These spiders are most often found in damper areas, especially near to water.
When to see it
Spring to autumn.
Life History
The web is built between grasses, or in low shrubbery. They hide during the day in a silken retreat that opens at the bottom, masked with plant and animal matter and leave it during the night. The web is remade in the evening. The male lives with the female during mating time, which is in autumn and again in spring. The female produces three to five yellow egg sacs during the summer.
UK Status
Widespread and common throughout Britain.
VC55 Status
Common in Leicestershire and Rutland.
Further Information
6589 British records to Jan 2013
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Lostash
Whetstone Village - 20 September 2009 -
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Graham Calow
Sapcote - 16 May 2012
submale - specimen examined -
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Additional Images
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Graham Calow
Sapcote - 20 April 2009 -
David Nicholls
Rutland Water - 27 May 2011 -
JamesCalow
Sapcote - 24 April 2012 -
HAPeacock
River Soar - St Marys Mill - 25 May 2012 -
HAPeacock
River Soar - St Marys Mill - 25 May 2012 -
Alan Semper
Harby, canalside - 10 August 2012 -
Alan Semper
Holwell, Browns Hill Quarry - 25 August 2008
