Nationally scarce, and I believe, the first Brighton record:
Ballus chalybeius (Oak Jumping Spider)
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A rarity in these parts: Sheet-web spider 'Ostearius melanopygius'
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Spring-like today and sunny; opened a window to air a room and spotted this Steatoda nobilis - noble false widow spider. They are not native to the UK, but are thought to have arrived from the Canary Islands in banana boxes in the 19th c. #noblefalsewidow #britishspiders #spiders
A beautiful Cucumber spider (Araniella cucurbitina or A. opisthographa)
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Buzzing spider 'Anyphaena numida'
33 existing records on Britishspiders.org, none south of London
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Marpissa muscosa or Fencepost Jumping Spider, a beautifully marked spider that I've seen a couple of times on my rabbits' run!
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a white with green trim crab spider dangles off the edge of a purple flower.
Female crab spider. July 2025.
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A spider sits on the back of my hand. Dark brown, 30mm across, with pale markings on abdomen. Dorsal view.
A spider sits on my hand. Club-shaped pedipalps.
Hi can @britishspiders.bsky.social I’d this species for me. Very active and hard to photograph as it would not stop walking. Male? 30mm across the legs (approx), distinct pale yellow markings on the abdomen. Safely released!
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A tiny green spider hides in a little petal cave it has created on a dog daisy.
In my flower cave. June 2025.
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Unbelievable luck to find a beautiful female Arctosa alpigena running towards me in the short grass just below the boulder field on Derry Cairngorm at Mar Lodge in Aberdeenshire yesterday, last UK record 2013
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Common Wolf spider (Trochosa terricola) crossed my path today. Possibly a female.
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Also from this morning's Bay circuit: 2 spiders on Gorse which I think are both Agalematea redii (my guide book says it's quite variable) (does anyone else see the face on its back? 💀), and the first crab spider I've seen this year, Misumena vatia, perched on a Dandelion. #BritishSpiders
Delighted to have 2 recent spider finds verified, Steatoda nobilis & Zygiella x-notata, from local park railings. They may be commonplace but I'm just getting started on spiders, so it's good to know I'm making progress & for @sewbrec.org.uk to know their book grant is paying off. ☺️ #BritishSpiders
Something to brighten up a dull day! 🩷💗💜 The wonderful Thomisus onustus or Heather Crab Spider. All pictures taken last summer.
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A Nursery-web spider joined me for lunch today. Must have been a bit warmer on my rucksack.
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Anybody know what this tiny red-legged mite is? 🕷️ Spotted on Frullania dilatata liverworts growing on tree trunks in Berkshire and Somerset by our Director, Peter Creed.
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Look at this little beauty. Not everyone's cup of tea, but all part of the food chain.🕷️
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