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31-03-2009, 04:48 PM
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| | | Spider found on gorse bush - beds.
Found on flowering gorse bush, Stockgrove Country Park - Beds.
Length 5mm.
Help with identification appreciated.  
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31-03-2009, 05:22 PM
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| | | Re: Spider found on gorse bush - beds.
Perhaps from the Tetragnathidae family Bruce. Great shot as usual but you need an expert.
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31-03-2009, 05:34 PM
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| | | Re: Spider found on gorse bush - beds.
I will second that, but there are some things that make me think it may be an immature, the jaws are not as prominent as I would expect.
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01-04-2009, 08:33 AM
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| | | Re: Spider found on gorse bush - beds.
Thanks for your help and comments Jules and Meta. Does the size offer a clue as to maturity?
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| | | Re: Spider found on gorse bush - beds.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Williams  Thanks for your help and comments Jules and Meta. Does the size offer a clue as to maturity?
Bruce | It is the bottom end of the size range for theTetragnathidea.
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