Spider ids

[col188]

Think they maybe Zygiella x-notata, Metellina segmentata and a Lyniphia triangularis as far as i can discover........maybe 4 3 2 1

Col

[Jason Green]

Evening Colin,

#1: Maybe a Tetragnatha sp., do you have any other angles, or better still a dorsal?

#2: A Linyphiidae member? L. triangularis is a possibility, though others share the colouring. Any dorsals?

#3: Maybe a Metellina sp.?

#4: Most likely, yes.

Take care,

Jason

[col188]

Cheers Jason........ No top down I'm afraid. They're up-side-down spiders and in the middle of a low Laurel hedge.
I'll go check Tetragnatha sp.
Col

[Jason Green]

Originally Posted by col188

Cheers Jason........ No top down I'm afraid. They're up-side-down spiders and in the middle of a low Laurel hedge.
I'll go check Tetragnatha sp.
Col

So you get upside-down then! No? OK... take a mirror next time and place it underneath the spider, then photograph the reflection. See how that works...

[col188]

Jason he say
(So you get upside-down then! No? OK... take a mirror next time and place it underneath the spider, then photograph the reflection. See how that works... )

Don't think that'd work with flash.

Thinking about it, could do it by placing the camera beneath the spider, on AF.

Then swivel one of those extended eyepieces, so i could see through the viewfinder........focus......get my head out of shot, and click. Bob's your uncle.

Col

[Jason Green]

Originally Posted by col188

Don't think that'd work with flash.

I rarely use the flash in the field. These days cameras have enough additional settings to give additional light when needed. I just up the ISO to 400 and drop down one or two ECs. The resulting image will need post-prod such as noise removal and auto-correction, but it's better than nothing when you have poor lighting in these woodland locations!

I think I may try it.

[Geoff F]

I would suggest Meta segmenta male for the first one. The body doesn't look long enough for Tetragnatha, in my inexperienced opinion.

Agree with the others. No. 3 is probably a Meta segmenta female. But although it is rather late now, Meta mengei are still possible.

And I frequently end up lying in the mud trying to shoot behind a spider! Much of my spider photos from darker areas is with ISO at 800. With modern cameras and lenses you can avoid most of the high ISO problems.