Spiders for ID

[PeterD]

These two spiders were seen in my Hampshire garden this week. They are both about 5mm in body length.



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[frits_b]

The first one is a Philodromus species. I couldn't tell you which one exactly.

The second one is a jumping spider. In this case it's the Zebra spider, Salticus scenicus.

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by frits_b

The first one is a Philodromus species. I couldn't tell you which one exactly.

The second one is a jumping spider. In this case it's the Zebra spider, Salticus scenicus.

Good morning frits
Thank you for the reply. I was tempted to mention how astonished I was how #2 leapt from leaf to leaf rather than walked.

[PeterD]

This I believe to be a hunting spider but can somone please help identify the species?





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[No.9 Spider]

Yes it's a Wolf spider - Lycosidae species. Unfortunately, for this family it's nigh on impossible to i.d. to species level from photographs as markings are so variable and similar between species.





No.9 Spider

[PeterD]

Originally Posted by No.9 Spider

Yes it's a Wolf spider - Lycosidae species. Unfortunately, for this family it's nigh on impossible to i.d. to species level from photographs as markings are so variable and similar between species.





No.9 Spider

Good afternoon
Thank you. This is not the first time I have had problems with spider species ID. As you say, there is so much variability within a species that it can sometimes make it imposible.