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23-08-2009, 05:02 PM
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Can anyone help with this one...? 
I thought it would be quite easy with that stripe down its head and the nice zig-zag markings on the side of the abdomen, but no. 
I'm guessing it's one of the Lycosidae but can't get further than that.
Dave P.
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23-08-2009, 06:20 PM
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| | | Re: Spider for ID please
Nursery Web Spider, Pisaura mirabilis. |
23-08-2009, 06:27 PM
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yep I agree its a Nursery Web Spider. Hve you not come this species before dave? I only ask because its probably the species Ive photographed the most |
23-08-2009, 06:30 PM
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Wolf spider of some kind. Definitely a Lycosidae sp.  |
23-08-2009, 07:05 PM
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I would say Pisaura mirabilis as well, Dave.
They can be a bit variable in colouration and the angle of your photo is making the fore legs appear a bit short, like some species of Pardosa, but those large closely spaced eyes say Pisaura to me. Pardosa eyes tend to be more widely spaced. |
23-08-2009, 08:03 PM
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I say Nursery Web Spider Pisaura mirabilis too. |
23-08-2009, 08:30 PM
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It's Pisaura mirabilis, the Nursery Web Spider.
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23-08-2009, 09:16 PM
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 Oh well i learn something new every day |
23-08-2009, 09:49 PM
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Thanks everyone! Quote:
Originally Posted by Ukwildlifeo  yep I agree its a Nursery Web Spider. Hve you not come this species before dave? I only ask because its probably the species Ive photographed the most | I have Neil, and I have it correctly labelled in my Lightroom catalogue! I knew I'd seen it before but for some reason was convinced it was a wolf spider. Quote:
Originally Posted by Geoff F They can be a bit variable in colouration and the angle of your photo is making the fore legs appear a bit short, like some species of Pardosa, but those large closely spaced eyes say Pisaura to me. Pardosa eyes tend to be more widely spaced. | Spot on Geoff - here's another picture at a better angle to see the length of the legs... 
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