3 species on a single ivy leaf.

At the bottom of my garden I have mixed woodland with a stream that runs through it, a lovely place to while away the hours spider hunting.

Yep, that's me, actually a couple of years ago
trying out the new camera.

A couple of days ago after finishing early at work, the woodland beckoned. First port of call was the ivy. Anyway I'm hunting amongst the ivy and one leaf caught my eye, being heavily webbed and an obvious Clubionid retreat. On closer inspection I could see the instantly recognizable lime green of a female Nigma walckenaeri. She had incorporated her retreat with the Clubionids retreat. I retrieved the leaf and took it home to photograph the species. It was only when I started to take photographs that a third spider was found in the same silk retreat as the Clubionid. I'm not sure what species the third spider is. It was about 2mm at max.  

Clubiona species in her silken retreat.

Female Nigma walckenaeri going for a stroll.

I love the composition of this photo, with the N.walckenaeri
the main character in focus, going about her business and
the Clubionid slightly out of focus at the entrance of her lair,

This is the unidentified species that had made it's home
in the Clubionids retreat.