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13-09-2009, 10:01 PM
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| | | I think Meta mengei...
Seen in Brede High Woods, East Sussex. I'm pretty sure it's one of the Tetragnathidae and Meta mengei seems a good bet or am I completely barking?
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14-09-2009, 08:59 AM
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| | | Re: I think Meta mengei...
Could very well be a mengei, but those are hard to tell apart from M. segmentata. I don't think it's possible to tell the difference from this photo.  |
14-09-2009, 09:26 AM
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Hi Dave,
As Frits says, I'm not sure what to look for in discerning the difference between them here. However, M. segmentata tends to be out later then mengei.
Take care, Jason  PS Welcome to WAB, Frits - just realised that's your first post! 
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14-09-2009, 12:45 PM
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Many thanks - I'll stick with Meta sp. to be on the safe side!
Welcome to WAB frits_b!
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14-09-2009, 09:13 PM
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You may find this earlier post on the same subject useful id help please |
16-09-2009, 08:19 PM
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| | | Re: I think Meta mengei...
I'd say Meta segmentata. As it's male the ventral tarsal/metatarsal hairs on legs I should be visible at this magnification if it was Meta mengei. I'm unable at the moment on this laptop to enlarge the photo to say 100%.
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16-09-2009, 09:31 PM
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Hi No 9,
Here's a 100% crop from the original image... 
Judging by the drawings on page 308 of the Michael J Roberts field guide, I'd say the hairs look long enough for M. mengei. What do you think?
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17-09-2009, 09:50 PM
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I'm away from home at the moment, though I'm sure the row of hairs are distinctly at 90 degrees to the tarsus/metatarsus in M. mengei males.
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