Gonatium rubens
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A tiny species, this spider was found by accident, whilst we were photographing something else. With a length of only 3mm, this spider is probably only ever likely to be noticed by it's red colouartion. It was photographed on Budby South Forest in late August 2009.
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UK distribution of Gonatium rubens
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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