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23-09-2009, 12:49 PM
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| | | Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
Well I think it's purple but it could be my eyes 
My garden seems to be teeming with spiders at the moment but this one is one of the prettiest  
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23-09-2009, 12:54 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
Afternoon Cheryl,
It looks like a Linyphiidae member to me, similar to one I posted yesterday, with the dark/golden yellow legs with prominant hairs. Any chance of a dorsal, top-down, shot per chance - or indeed any others that may help? That may gets us further.
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23-09-2009, 01:02 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
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Originally Posted by Jason Green  Afternoon Cheryl,
It looks like a Linyphiidae member to me, similar to one I posted yesterday, Jason |
Oops - sorry for the repetition, I did have a quick look in the Gallery and the posts to see if there was anything similar but must have missed your post I shall attempt a better picture  |
23-09-2009, 01:14 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
Another idea... Araneus diadematus - I think I've seen them from that angle before |
23-09-2009, 03:06 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
Actually you can't tell from this shot (not clear enough) - it could quite easily be a Meta sp
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23-09-2009, 07:40 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
I agree with Venger; I think Meta sp. (or more correctly: Metellina) is more likely. The sternum of A. diadematus is lighter and hairier. Metellina has the dark band across its abdomen like this one has.
The most common Lyniphiids don't hang in their webs vertically like this one seems to be doing. |
23-09-2009, 08:19 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with purple(?) stripe for ID please
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Originally Posted by frits_b I agree with Venger; I think Meta sp. (or more correctly: Metellina) is more likely. The sternum of A. diadematus is lighter and hairier. Metellina has the dark band across its abdomen like this one has.
The most common Lyniphiids don't hang in their webs vertically like this one seems to be doing. | Just me being lazy - I usually correct myself on Meta/Metellina
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