Can anyone identify this spider, please help

birty1992 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 02:04 PM

i recently found this spider on the outside of my window, its web kept gettign detroys by the wind, so i took it and put it o0n the inside of my window, since then ive been a real mother treying to help it and stuff, i got a old fish tank and filled it with sand and bark, made it a retreat out of a hlaf burried jar, and it seems to like it, but of course it will soon need feeding so i need someone to identify this spider to help me choose a suitable bug to drop into the tank, thanks for any help

Adam Birtwistle

And you can see the 2 back legs behind the abdomen are black and white and patterned, i have never seen a spider like this before so please all answers are appreciated. thanks

Dogghound · #2 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 02:08 PM

Nuctenea umbratica

Jason Green · #3 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 02:49 PM

Welcome to WAB, Adam

Yes, I agree - it's a Walnut Orb-weaver spider

Venger · #4 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 05:53 PM

Its nocturnal and likes tight fitting areas to hide and its an orb weaver so any flying insects will do.

birty1992 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 08:13 PM

wow talk about fast reply, thanks alot guys, i am going to now upload a picture of the tank i have it in, please comment on it so that i can improve its home, thanks.

oh i cant get them uploaded please contact me on adam.birtwistle@live.co.uk

thanks

Action_Man · #6 (**permalink**) 10-08-2009, 11:02 PM

And i suspect the spider wont eat dead insects, they have to be alive when it catches them

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birty1992 · #7 (**permalink**) 11-08-2009, 11:31 AM

the only problem is when i drop a bug in a tank with a lid i need to take the lid off, and the spider keeps crawling up the seel of the tank, and get up onto the lid and making its webs adn stuff so i can open the lid with the spider on it becuase it starts crawling out, is there any kind of material i could line down the seel lof the tank to make it too slippy for spiders to climb?

I coudnt upload a picture of the tank is woudnt let me so i used photobucket instead hope this isnt against the rules,

http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/t...2.jpg&newest=1

http://s594.photobucket.com/albums/t...3.jpg&newest=1

As you can see there is sealing in each corner of the tank which they climb up, its making the feeding process difficult

thanks