Helen Beresford
Incy Wincy Spider
Latin name: Araneus diadematus
Size: Females up to 13mms, males up to 8mms - this one was a big girl!
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: June to October.
Habitat: Found in hedgerows, woodlands and gardens.
Food: Mostly flying insects.
Special features: Seen mostly in September and October, when the females sit, upside-down in the centre of their large, circular webs in trees and hedges.
Incy Wincy Spider
Latin name: Araneus diadematus
Size: Females up to 13mms, males up to 8mms - this one was a big girl!
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: June to October.
Habitat: Found in hedgerows, woodlands and gardens.
Food: Mostly flying insects.
Special features: Seen mostly in September and October, when the females sit, upside-down in the centre of their large, circular webs in trees and hedges.