Posing spider and another for ID

Hedera · #1 (**permalink**) 24-09-2009, 03:47 PM

The first couldn't have been more obvious!

The second hairy one I think may be a Teg:

Jason Green · #2 (**permalink**) 24-09-2009, 04:35 PM

Afternoon Hed,

A tet and a teg!

Your first is a Tetragnatha sp., (note the long body and far-reaching, forward-extended legs giving a generally stretched appearance) and the other is as you quite rightly say, a Tegenaria sp.

Take care,

Jason

aeshna5 · #3 (**permalink**) 24-09-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Green

Afternoon Hed,

A tet and a teg!

Your first is a Tetragnatha sp., (note the long body and far-reaching, forward-extended legs giving a generally stretched appearance) and the other is as you quite rightly say, a Tegenaria sp.

Take care,

Jason

Agree with Jason on both here!

Hedera · #4 (**permalink**) 24-09-2009, 09:09 PM

Thanks, both. I wonder if the first elegant one is the mate of the one I found the other day; its position is different and shows longer legs. Glad the other beastie is in the shed!

Entorien_Scriber · #5 (**permalink**) 25-09-2009, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Hedera

Thanks, both. I wonder if the first elegant one is the mate of the one I found the other day; its position is different and shows longer legs. Glad the other beastie is in the shed!

I also have one living in my shed, a female I think. She's huge and very well fed! I have two pet Tarantulas, and when I feed them crickets I always take one to the shed. We've named her Annie and haven't used the grass strimmer in some time because she's webbed right across it.