Dictyna arundinacea

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Dictyna arundinacea is a species of spider belonging to the family Dictynidae.Roberts, Michael J. (1996) Collins Field Guide - Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe, Collins, {{ISBN|978-0-00-219981-0}}, p. 83Jones, Dick (1989) A Guide to Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe (revised edition), Hamlyn, {{ISBN|0-600-56710-9}}, p. 54 It has a holarctic distribution; It is found throughout Britain and northern Europe.

The body length excluding legs is about 2 to 3.5 mm, the females being slightly larger than the males. The carapace is dark brown. The head is covered with five rows of white hairs. The abdomen has a pattern of white hairs with a gap in the cardiac region and at the rear.Savory, Theodore (1945) The Spiders & Allied Orders of the British Isles, Warne, p. 82 The legs are brownish yellow.

Dictyna arundinacea normally builds webs in the dried heads of plants and on gorse and heather, but they can build on walls and other objects.{{cite news |first=Rob |last=Waugh |title=Horror as spiders invade farm – and wrap everything in webs full of 'spiderlings' |date=9 November 2016 |url=http://metro.co.uk/2016/11/09/horror-as-spiders-invade-farm-and-wrap-everything-in-webs-full-of-spiderlings-6246600/#ixzz4PbPp1ViS |publisher=Metro.co.uk |accessdate=9 November 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://viraltrafficvortex.com/small-english-town-overrun-spiders-omg/ |title=Small English Town OVERRUN by spiders - OMG! - Viral Vortex |access-date=2016-11-14 |archive-date=2016-11-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115010825/http://viraltrafficvortex.com/small-english-town-overrun-spiders-omg/ |url-status=dead }}