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Macrargus rufus
A small spider with a length of little more than 3.5mm.
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M. rufus is primarily a spider of woodlands, where it may be abundant in the leaf litter, moss and grass under broad-leaved and coniferous trees, from ancient oak woodland to beech and larch plantations.
Adults of both sexes are mostly found in the autumn, through the winter and spring, females into early summer, occasionally persisting later.
The species is widespread in much of Britain, but absent or very scattered in some areas. Its winter season may result in under-recording.
Widespread in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Species profile
- Species group:
- Spiders
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
- Order:
- Araneae
- Family:
- Linyphiidae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 3
- First record:
- 01/02/1998 (Jon Daws)
- Last record:
- 19/11/2022 (Cann, Alan)
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