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Latin name: Enoplognatha ovata
Size: Approximately 6mm from front of head to back of abdomen.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: May to October
Habitat: Hedgerows, grassland, gardens and rides.
Food: Small insects.
Special features: The comb-footed spider produces a scrappy web
consisting of a loose network of criss-cross threads.
 This
species is also available in a pale creamy-green colour. There's another variation where the two red
stripes are replaced by a single thick red stripe along the abdomen. The black
spots on both sides of the abdomen are present in all three forms.
The female produces a bluish egg sac which is sometimes concealed in a rolled up
leaf.
UK Safari Spider Section
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