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Spiders

296 species

Garden Spider

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
6,249
Scientific name
Araneus diadematus

Nursery Web Spider

Peak month
April
Records since 2000
5,102
Scientific name
Pisaura mirabilis

Dwarf weaver

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
2,531
Scientific name
Tenuiphantes tenuis

Cobweb weaver

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,685
Scientific name
Steatoda nobilis

Cobweb Spider

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,647
Scientific name
Pholcus phalangioides

Toad Spider

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,272
Scientific name
Nuctenea umbratica

Zebra Jumper

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,211
Scientific name
Salticus scenicus

Sputnik Spider

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,128
Scientific name
Paidiscura pallens

Degeer's Thickjaw

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,024
Scientific name
Pachygnatha degeeri

Furrow Orbweaver

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
994
Scientific name
Larinioides cornutus

Labyrinth Spider

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
784
Scientific name
Agelena labyrinthica

Diaea dorsata

Peak month
December
Records since 2000
765
Group
Spiders

Autumn Spider

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
726
Scientific name
Metellina segmentata

Dwarf weaver

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
679
Scientific name
Linyphia triangularis

Wasp Spider

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
613
Scientific name
Argiope bruennichi

Cave Spider

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
596
Scientific name
Meta menardi

Common Fox Spider

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
541
Scientific name
Alopecosa pulverulenta

Gorse Orb-weaver

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
458
Scientific name
Agalenatea redii

Wolf spider

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
442
Scientific name
Pardosa nigriceps