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16-05-2010, 08:03 PM
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| | | Spider with turret eyes
Stony Stratford, Bucks,
Size: Please see scale bar.
Interesting eyes - raised on pods...
Boy could this spider move! It was just a matter of following him as he raced along the fence rail, mentally crossing fingers and pressing the shutter. I managed to get two in-focus shots before he disappeared into a crack.
Help with identification appreciated as always: 
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16-05-2010, 08:20 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with turret eyes
Wow! Beautiful picture... I'm sure websites and book publishers would pay good money for a photo like this one.
It's a Linyphiid for sure. I'll look into possible candidates.
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16-05-2010, 08:43 PM
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hi
timidly venturing into territory of which I have little knowledge . . . . could it be Peponocranium ludicrum?
Chris
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16-05-2010, 09:00 PM
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Great capture Bruce!
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16-05-2010, 09:49 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with turret eyes
Possibly a Porhomma species?
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17-05-2010, 08:08 AM
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Frits, Chris, Africa and No. 9 Spider - Thank you for your encouraging comments and helpful suggestions on id - very much appreciated.
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17-05-2010, 06:13 PM
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| | | Re: Spider with turret eyes
Doh!  . Just re-read my post on this and realised that I'd put Porhomma!!! (should be spelled Porrhomma anyway!).
What I meant was Hypomma, and I'm pretty certain from the raised carapace detail and from what I can see of the palpal detail, that this is a specimen of Hypomma bituberculatum. There was a posting of one of these a couple of weeks ago.
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18-05-2010, 09:13 AM
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Thanks No.9 Spider - your expert help is always appreciated .
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19-05-2010, 07:44 AM
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| | | Re: Spider with turret eyes
I should have asked.....
Looking at the pedipalps, am I right in thinking that this is a male?
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19-05-2010, 09:03 AM
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| | | Re: Spider with turret eyes
Hi Bruce, the palps are quite distinct to indicate this as a male. Also in quite a few Linyphiidae species (mainly the small black looking 'money spiders') the carapace is raised into a lobe. This modified head or carapace only occurs in the male of the species and is to assist in mating!
Check out Peponocranium ludicrum or Walckenaria acuminata as good examples.
Regards'
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