Wyre Forest Study Group
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March, 2019
Laceweb Spider (Coelotes spp)
Andrew Curran spotted this large Laceweb Spider under a stone in Town Coppice. It is likely to be Coelotes atropus. The female builds a tunnel-shaped web in which she lays her eggs. The spiderlings stay with her until the end of the summer sharing her prey until she dies; then they eat her before dispersing!