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Description: Usually found in herbal layers of hedges, waste ground, shrublands, at roadsides and railways, also in dunes, not in woods, preferring well-drained calcareous soils. Juveniles are often attached high up on the vegetation for long periods. 60-90 eggs are laid between June and September. Juveniles hatch after 2 weeks and reach maturity after 1 year. Introduced to Great Britain with farmers in late Roman times and spread mainly in the mediaeval period, occupying a compact area covering S and E England, and still continues spreading (isolated sites in Wales, W central England and Scotland). Attempts to introduce the species to Ireland have been unsuccessful. |
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