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Originally Posted by Action_Man  Can you give an estimated length of the body ?, and the habitat you found it in ?, and if you can guesstimate the 2nd leg size, that would be more than helpful,
I think i have a good idea of what it is, but this species can be quite variable in pattern and colour, so the size and location would be helpful  ... |
Hi Gorden, fancy seeing you here !
It caught my eye because I had not seen the colouration before, the ones I normally see are a reddish colour, but this was well away from my normal haunts.
It was found in an area of lots of nettles, quite a small area with lots of insect species. There was probably some cattle pasture nearby and also a river a few tens of yards away.
I'll do a 100% crop of the nose area and a wider shot showing the legs. You will see from this she is on top of a nettle plant. For scale the original photo with about 22mm wide
Doing the sums that makes the 2nd leg 20-30mm depending how much you correct for it being bent. This sounds very short to me so I am not sure it is a reliable estimate.
