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08-06-2011, 08:02 PM
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| | | What made this?
Anone know what created this? On the leaf of Common Reed. 
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09-06-2011, 06:10 PM
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| | | Re: What made this?
I've no idea Adam but I was about to ask the same question 
There are eggs inside but when I have seen the containers empty there there have never been any caterpillers or grubs around eating the leaves.
Hope somebody knows.
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09-06-2011, 06:14 PM
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| | | Re: What made this?
Would it be some kind of spider? There's something like it under my wheeliebin lid and spiders around.
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10-06-2011, 05:31 PM
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| | | Re: What made this?
I have an update. A posting by Borth 08/08/09 asking the same question and saying they had been told it could have been made by a stretch spider Tetragnath sp.
Charlie B was also researching it and found a description of the egg cases as "mouldy in appearance and resembling bird droppings" which is exactly what they look like.
I looked up a stretch spiders and found they resemble one that I had already photographed very close to where I have found these deposits. 
So unless anyone has a better idea I think that might be the solution
Desi
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10-06-2011, 05:44 PM
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| | | Re: What made this?
Nope, not Tetragnatha: I had the same idea and it was rubbished by a spider expert. Since then I've taken decent pi ctures of Tetragnatha eggs masses have to agree that I was wrong.
These are nothing like. I'd still love to know what they are though. |
11-06-2011, 03:52 PM
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| | | Re: What made this?
Hmmmmm.....Ok....Back to the drawing board.
I know...I'll go and get an unhatched one, pop it in a jar and see what emerges.
Watch this space!
Desi
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13-06-2011, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by poschiavanus  Nope, not Tetragnatha: I had the same idea and it was rubbished by a spider expert. Since then I've taken decent pi ctures of Tetragnatha eggs masses have to agree that I was wrong.
These are nothing like. I'd still love to know what they are though. | I have just obtained a copy of an old book which suggests this is the eggs of
Tetragnatha striata. I googled Tetragnatha striata eggs and if you click on the 5th option (Natures eyes) the picture shows this egg mass with the spider. |
15-06-2011, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by 2dogs2000 I have just obtained a copy of an old book which suggests this is the eggs of
Tetragnatha striata. I googled Tetragnatha striata eggs and if you click on the 5th option (Natures eyes) the picture shows this egg mass with the spider. | That's great 2dogs and the second picture is very like the one I took of a stretch spider close to the egg masses.
Looks like you cracked it.
Desi
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