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Simon Moore, from Hampshire County Council, led a group of volunteers on 11th September 2005 to catalogue the various spider species living in Park Wood.
| Family |
Genus and species name |
English name |
Sex/ Frequency |
| Amaurobiidae |
Amaurobius similes |
Lace-webbed spider |
F |
| Gnaphosidae |
Haplodrassus signifier |
|
M |
| Clubionidae |
Clubiona terrestris |
Silk cell spider |
J |
| Anyphaenidae |
Anyphaena accentuate |
Buzzing spider |
F |
| Thomisidae |
Misumena vatia |
Pale crab spider |
J |
| Salticidae |
Salticus scenicus |
Zebra (jumping) spider |
J |
| Lycosidae |
Pardosa hortensis |
Wolf Spider |
F |
| |
P. monticola |
Wolf Spider |
MF |
| |
P. pullata |
Wolf Spider |
MFJ |
| |
Pirata hygrophila |
|
F |
| Agelenidae |
Tegenaria silvestris |
|
F |
| Theridiidae |
Enoplognatha ovata |
Comb-footed spider |
J |
| |
Theridion pallens |
Comb-footed spider |
MFJJ |
| |
Dipoena inornata # |
|
FJ |
| Tetragnathidae |
Tetragnatha extensa |
Large jawed orb web spider |
JJ |
| |
T. monticola |
Large jawed orb web spider |
J |
| |
Pachygnatha degeeri |
|
FF |
| |
P. clercki |
|
F |
| Metidae |
Metellina segmentata |
'Holed' orb web spider |
MMFFFJJJ |
| Araneidae |
Araneus diadematus |
Garden, diadem spider |
MFFFF |
| Linyphiidae |
Linyphia triangularis |
Sheet web spider |
FFJJ |
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L. peltata |
Sheet web spider |
F |
Key
# = Listed as quite rare.
F/M = female / male: if more than one is listed then each symbol counts as c.10 specimens found.
J = Juvenile
Total number of species found: 22
[Although 16 species were found by the end of the day, subsequent research has revealed 6 others]
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