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 

Rabbit hutch spider

Steatoda bipunctata

 

Notes

Spider with dark, shiny, walnut-brown globular abdomen with medain pale band, and paired small dimples. Carapace black and legs annulate brown-black, with numerous short hairs along all segments. Identification likely, but needs microscopic observations to confirm.

Habitat

Seen in the house in ceiling corners over winter and in greenhouse.


Sightings by month