Oonops pulcher is a tiny spider (males about 1½ mm, females 2 mm). Its six eyes are located closely together, giving the impression of only one eye. The spider is of a bleak light red, with a reddish to whitish abdomen

Abdomen

In vertebrates such as mammals the abdomen constitutes the part of the body between the thorax and pelvis. The region enclosed by the abdomen is termed the abdominal cavity...

, and found out of doors in bird nests, under stones and under tree bark, also in webs of Amaurobius

Amaurobius

Amaurobius is a genus of araneomorph spiders with mostly holarctic distribution. It has been known to be one of the only spiders that can eat a spider hunting wasp if the wasp becomes entangled in its silk.-Species:...

and Coelotes (two spider genera from the Amaurobiidae family). Only two eggs are laid into a flat eggsac.

When moving it keep its two front legs stretched, moves very slowly a few steps and then accelerates.

It is very similar to the closely related O. domesticus

Oonops domesticus

Oonops domesticus is a tiny spider from Western Europe to Russia. It is of a bleak light red, with a reddish to whitish abdomen. It is found only in buildings, where it builds a retreat in corners and between old paper. It hunts at night, probably with booklice their common prey...

, but has four tibial spine pairs instead of five. O. domesticus is only found in buildings.

O. pulcher has been identified from Europe

Europe

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 to Ukraine

Ukraine

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, North Africa

North Africa

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, and Tasmania

Tasmania

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, where it was introduced by man.

The subspecies

Subspecies

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 Oonops pulcher hispanicus (Dalmas, 1916) is found in Spain

Spain

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