Dictyna arundinacea
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| Dictyna arundinacea | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Dictynidae |
| Genus: | Dictyna |
| Species: | D. arundinacea |
| Binomial name | |
| Dictyna arundinacea Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Dictyna arundinacea is a species of spider belonging to the family Dictynidae.[1][2] It has a holarctic distribution; It is found throughout Britain and northern Europe.[1][2]
The body length excluding legs is about 2 to 3.5 mm, the females being slightly larger than the males.[1][2] The carapace is dark brown.[2] The head is covered with five rows of white hairs.[2] The abdomen has a pattern of white hairs with a gap in the cardiac region and at the rear.[2][3] The legs are brownish yellow.[2]
Dictyna arundinacea normally builds webs in the dried heads of plants and on gorse and heather,[1] but they can build on walls and other objects.[4][5]