Tangle Web Spiders
Quick Facts
Scientific name: Theridion blackwalli
Size: 2.5 to 5mm
Distribution: Scarce, found in parts of England and Ireland
Months seen: Mainly from May to July
Habitat: Found around buildings, gravestones and on low growing vegetation
Food: Small invertebrates
Special features: Tangle Web Spiders are so called because of the criss-cross way they build their webs.
The abdominal pattern can be variable - sometimes lighter - sometimes all black. The carapace markings are always the same, but are generally darker in the females. The legs are pale brown with some darker annulations.
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