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House Crab Spider (Philodromus dispar)

Philodromus dispar is an agile hunter. Both the males and the females reach body lengths of 4-5 mm. They are variable in size and colour. The male is usually very dark even almost black with white edges. The females are yellow-brown. The striking feature of the males are short slightly shining hairs. The females lay their eggs in a cocoon attached to leaves. They guard of the eggs until autumn when the young spiders hatch from the eggs. The spider overwinter in the bark of dead trees.