Plants and animals of Pointfield

An informal survey of the plant and animal life living in or visiting the grounds of Pointfield, Kelso since 2015   

Spiders 

Common house spider

Eratigena gigantea agg.

Notes

Large, fast moving spider up to ca. 3 cm in leg-span. Brown body and legs, with herringbone pattern picked out in lighter fawn on the abdomen. Leg colour uniform and not annulated. Species discrimination requires microscopic study of genitalia so ID to species level tentative.

Habitat

Found in house and greenhouse.


Sightings by month