Habits: Most often seen scurrying across room floors at night, especially in the autumn, when the males are seeking mates. Spins triangular cobwebs in neglected areas of rooms, hiding in a tubular retreat in the corner, waiting for any unsuspecting flies or other insects to become entangled in the dense sheets of web they have constructed. Adult all year, the females living for several years and can survive months without food.

Habit and range: In and around houses and other buildings, especially sheds and other out-buildings, but can be found out in open countryside, especially in the south. Very common throughout the UK.

Similar species: There are several closely related species, all very similar and not easy to separate without microscopic examination.