Labyrinth spider
The labyrinth spider is related to our British house spider (the one often found in baths and sinks), and builds its conical web in low undergrowth and bushes. The spider sits at the bottom of the funnel but comes to investigate when it feels the web vibrate with a struggling insect caught in it.
The male will try to approach a female in her web but will only be brave enough to mate if she seems receptive.
Also sometimes referred to as a funnel-web spider, it is totally unrelated to the dangerous Sydney funnel-web spider which lives in Australia.
Agelena labyrinthica
Photo credit: Anne Richardson