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 

Mouse spider

Scotophaeus blackwalli

 

Notes

Elongate spider: carapace dark brown with black median fovea; abdomen dark and covered in silvery-grey hairs, prominent cylindrical spinners project posteriorly, closely adpressed and not separated at base. Legs and chelicerae an amber brown colour. Species determination highly likely but not possible with certainty without microscope work.

Habitat

Found on floor in the upstairs bathroom in January, in kitchen sink mid July and on door-step in May.


Sightings by month