Nigma walckenaeri (Roewer, 1951)  |
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(5mm) green spider is fast moving north through the UK
and can often be easier to find in gardens and urban
areas. It was recently recorded from neighbouring
Leicestershire and South Lincolnshire, before being found
in Nottinghamshire for the first time at Worksop Priory
in August 2013. This spider has more recently been found
by Peter Smith, at Netherfield Lagoons in March 2014.
Nigma walckenaeri spins an indiscreet sheet web
across the upper surface of a leaf. Plants such as Ivy
are used, even when growing up telegraph poles, but Lilac
is another shrub which should be checked for this spider. |
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| Adult female Nigma
walckenaeri photographed at Worksop Priory August
2013 |
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| Adult female Nigma
walckenaeri photographed August 2013 |
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| Sub-adult Nigma
walckenaeri photographed mid-July 2013 |
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