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Old 30-06-2009, 02:31 AM
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Re: Help with Spider ID please - Steatoda paykulliana - male and female?

Having done some research on the net and looking at photos, the one with stripey legs looked like the photos I have seen of the the male Steatoda paykulliana - could therefore the other spiders have been the female of the species. It was rather odd, as when I went to catch the one with stripey legs, on a few occassions it almost strayed into the next compartment on the decking frame but quickly ran back, in the other compartment was one of the round black shiny spiders.

Any thoughts/ideas please?
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