Body 0.7"
This is a zoropsis spinimana. Almost no information exists online or in guide books on this species; yet they are very common, and quite striking. Beautiful patterns on the carapace and abdomen.
They appear frequently in my home in South SF bay, CA (Mediteranean climate).
They climb high on the walls, but may also be found near floorboards.
The spin a "cotton-candy" silk tent to protect their egg sacs--extremely sticky stuff. Sometimes they line walls with strands of "wooly" silk, but otherwise do not use a web.
Someone, please give this species a common name! They are native to France, so I would like to know if the French have a common name.