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 

Pachygnatha ?clercki

 

Notes

Small spider with black thorax and characteristically patterned globular abdomen; legs pale. Chelicera large and black. Larger size and Autumn appearance suggests P. clercki rather than P. degeeri but microscopic examination of genitalia is required to confidently separate these two species.

Habitat

Found in wildflower border in early September.


Sightings by month