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Safari Tip:
To help you identify house and garden spiders there's a beautifully
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Latin name: Philodromus dispar
Size: Approximately 5mms
Distribution: Found in England and Wales - especially in the south.
Months seen: April to October
Food: Flies and other small insects.
Habitat: Low growing vegetation
Special features: The palps are quite large. Looks like it's wearing a pair of boxing gloves.
This spider doesn't make a web, instead it catches prey by running it down.
UK Safari Spider Section
UK Safari Creepy-Crawlies Section
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