Spider ID please

[ETD]

Hello all,

I am hoping that somebody might be able to identify this spider - I've not seen any others like it before in the house.

Thanks in advance for any help!

[nightshade]

What sort of size? A stab in the dark Zygiellia sp

[faz]

hi welcome to WAB


Nuctenea umbratica walnut orb weaver spider
Female grows to around 14mm, male up to 9mm

Found throughout the UK. Found mostly under the bark of dead trees. Sometimes shows up inside houses.


The Walnut Orb-weaver is a fairly common garden spider. It is dark coloured, with a shiny, pill-shaped abdomen. The female Walnut Orb-weaver has a larger, more rounded abdomen. The male is slimmer and has distinctive rounded palps. Both the male and female have a brown, oak leaf shaped marking on the abdomen.

This species is frequently found beneath the bark of dead trees, as well as on windows of out buildings. It is most active at night, and, as the name suggests, catches its prey in a web.

[rob158]

Looks like missing sector spider (Zygiella x-notata)

[faz]

Originally Posted by rob158

Looks like missing sector spider (Zygiella x-notata)

i thought that too ? but went with orb weaver

[Pepsis]

It is indeed Zygiella x-notata.

[ETD]

Brilliant! Many thanks everybody