European cave spider
Adult cave spiders prefer permanently dark and damp places including caves, sewers, cellars, tunnels and mines. They hang teardrop-shaped egg sacs on a short length of silk from the ceiling, while their large orb webs capture small invertebrates. This one was found in a cave at Berry Head near Brixham.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 764/2007/286
- Collection Class
- Arthropods
- Collection Area Region
- Northern Europe
- Collector Excavator
- Bolton, Dr David Edward
- Common Name
- European cave spider
- Simple Name
- arachnid: spider
- Production Town
- Production Person Initials
- Production Person Surname
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
