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 

Tetragnatha ?montana

 

Notes

Very elongate spider around 1 cm in length with 3rd pair of legs very short in comparison to others; anterior pair of legs the longest. Eight eyes. Abdomen mottled with a distinct finely mottled midline band and lateral wavy pale line. Legs spotted. Species determination not possible with certainty but darker and less silvery green abdomen suggests montana.

Habitat

Found on french window and on nettles behind pond rockery.


Sightings by month