Platform hammock spider

Platform hammock spider (Neriene peltata)

Web: Relatively thin sheetweb.

Habitat: Parcs and gardens, mainly in bushes.

How to recognize:

• typical dark drawing on backside of abdomen
• cephalothorax often with clearly visible dark triangle (point of the triangle is oriented towards the back).

Looks similar to:

• the Filmy dome spider (Neriene radiata), but the cephalothorax of this species is differently coloured (lacks the triangle and with a lighter edge).

Size

♀: 3-5mm

♂: 2,2-3,5mm

When?

♀: May till July

♂: April till June