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Latin name: Nuctenea umbratica
Size: Female grows to around 14mms, male up to 9mms.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: All year.
Habitat: Found mostly under the bark of dead trees.
Food: Moths and other night-flying insects.
Special features: The Walnut Orb-weaver is a fairly common garden spider. It is dark
coloured, with a shiny, pill-shaped abdomen. This species is frequently found beneath the bark of dead trees, as well as on windows of out buildings. It is most active at night, and,
as the name suggests, catches its prey in a web.
UK Safari Spider Section
UK Safari Creepy-Crawlies Section
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