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10-08-2011, 04:04 PM
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| | | Spider ID please
Spotted on the surface of the pond at Arne RSPB yesterday, one was feeding on a dragonfly on the surface. Had thought it was a pond skater but obviously its some sort of spider. can anyone ID please
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10-08-2011, 05:02 PM
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Raft Spider for sure. What an awesome creature.
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10-08-2011, 05:09 PM
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thanks very much for the ID
Here is the shot of he or she eating the dragonfly
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10-08-2011, 05:13 PM
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What fabulous pictures. |
10-08-2011, 05:18 PM
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Predator eats predator. The dragonfly is a common darter, female by the looks of it. |
10-08-2011, 09:03 PM
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Thanks Guys Quote: |
The dragonfly is a common darter, female by the looks of it.
| thought it was
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11-08-2011, 08:41 AM
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Cracking pictures, there. Most interesting to see this feeding behaviour. Thanks for posting them!
Cheers. Nik.
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11-08-2011, 09:44 PM
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Great photos. Ive been after a shot like this on 3 trips to Thursley with no luck! |
12-08-2011, 06:29 AM
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thanks
Its surprising what you come across when you are not really looking as it was the dragonflies i had gone for
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12-08-2011, 07:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo  Great photos. Ive been after a shot like this on 3 trips to Thursley with no luck! | Target for next trip Neil. And a nice Hornet Robberfly again.
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