Sphodrotes punctuosa

Another dependable among the summer crowd, although females tend to be reclusive. They dig their nest burrows under leaves and rarely show their faces in the open. The males, however, are quite a different story!

Sphodrotes punctuosa

When not patrolling the sandy, leaf-littered tracks favoured by the nesting females, males strike a pose on low vegetation. They turn on the spot, no doubt on the lookout for rivals and threats …

Sphodrotes punctuosa

… and typically favour me with a long, hard stare. Rather plucky for an insect no more than 10mm long!