Centromerita bicolor


Species Information
Body length 3-3.5 mm. The carapace and legs are unicoloured brown to dark brown, and the abdomen is brown to dark brown. If brown then the abdomen has the same colour as the carapace and legs, and if dark brown then the abdomen is darker than the carapace and legs.

Seen all year round in a wide range of habitats including grasslands, heathland, bog, hedgerows, and gardens. Common and widespread throughout Britain.


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Arachnida (Arachnids)
Araneae (Spiders)
Linyphiidae (Money Spiders)
Centromerita
Centromerita bicolor (Blackwall, 1833)


Photographs

Centromerita bicolor
Nov. 2020. Back garden, South Staffordshire
Centromerita bicolor
Nov. 2020. Back garden, South Staffordshire
Centromerita bicolor
Nov. 2020. Back garden, South Staffordshire

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