Atkinia species

Fact Box Species: Atkinia species (Identification as proposed by Helen Smith) Family: Theridiidae (Subfamily Hadrotarsinae) Body length: female: about 3 mm male: about 2.5 mm Habitat: Little is known of the normal habitat of this species but it seems likely to spend at least some of its time in a small tangled web Toxicity: Probably too small to cause a significant human envenomation

View from above Another specimen Underside of spider Dorsal view

Spider(s) with a very similar appearance: Several other theridiids and some araneids.