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25-10-2009, 11:30 PM
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| | | Re: Spider came in from the cold
Yes, Nuctenea umbratica male (Walnut orb weaver). They're nocturnal, so perhaps you could pop it outside...
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25-10-2009, 11:36 PM
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| | | Re: Spider came in from the cold
As this has become a generic spider thread  ...
Done a little research and I suspect my visitor was a false widow, very round and shiny! In fact when I first glimpsed it, I thought it was a large tick! 
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26-10-2009, 11:38 AM
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| | | Re: Spider came in from the cold
Thanks Venger. He's safely out in the shed! I found two others earlier this year, but they were fatter and rounder, so females? |
26-10-2009, 01:03 PM
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| | | Re: Spider came in from the cold
Hi Sarah, if you google images of Nuctenea umbratica you'll find that even the females of this species are characteristically 'flat' in appearance. This is because their usual habitat is between fence panels or posts and adjoining structures.
No.9 Spider
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26-10-2009, 07:13 PM
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That's just proved your points about photo's. The pics I've just seen on the interweb look (to me) nothing like Hedera's spider, and I wouldn't have looked at them twice if I was trying to find an id without knowing a name to start with. My head hurts (sigh). | | | |
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