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07-08-2007, 05:03 PM
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| | | Araneus angulatus?
out with the torch in the garden last night and found 2 of these humpy spiders. the closest i could get the id down to was A. angulatus. supposed to be quite scarce so i thought i had better get confirmation (or correct ID) first.
Many thanks
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07-08-2007, 08:06 PM
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| |  Re: Araneus angulatus?
What about Gibbaranea gibbosa? |
07-08-2007, 08:22 PM
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| | | Re: Araneus angulatus?
when i saw the drawing in the book i thought that, but the pattern wasn't right and the size is definitely wrong, this was as big if not bigger than garden spider probably about the size of Nucteana Umbratica. I should have put that in the original message. Thanks for looking.
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08-08-2007, 07:07 AM
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| | | Re: Araneus angulatus?
Certainly looks like an Araneus angulatus - they've been recorded in Dorset before, though I can't give 100% confirmation from a photograph.
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08-08-2007, 08:17 PM
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| | | Re: Araneus angulatus?
thanks Venger, help much appreciated
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