Hainault Forest
ANYPHAENIDAE
Small Tortoiseshell
Aglais urticae
TQ4791 14/11/2017 ©Raymond Small

Buzzing Spider 

Anyphaena


Buzzing Spiders have two chevron marks on the abdomen. Males vibrate their abdomens against the surface of leaves to attract mates. The common name is derived from the buzzing noise they make. A common species usually found hunting on foliage, rarely on the ground.

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