About Episinus angulatus (Blackwall, 1836)
Episinus angulatus is a small, mottled brownish tangle-web spider with a distribution ranging from Europe to Russia. While it is a widespread species across Europe, it is not common, and it has been notably recorded in Lithuania. This species can reach a maximum body length of 5.5mm. Its body is quite thin, and its flat abdomen widens slightly toward the posterior end. Adult individuals appear between May and July. Episinus angulatus inhabits low vegetation, bushes, or underneath bark, and can be found in forest clearings, badlands, and gardens. It often rests with its legs extended forward and backward, giving it a resemblance to tetragnathid spiders. Its web is made of only a few threads that run from the lower branches of a bush down to the ground, forming a rough H shape. Sticky globules are present on the lower sections of the web. Females suspend their cocoons from a single thread. This species is very similar in appearance to Episinus truncatus.
