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13-07-2010, 04:05 PM
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| | | Mystery spider in reed bed.
This tiny chap I spotted in a reed bed. It was very small indeed and to my untrained eye it looks like a male but I would be delighted if someone could identify it please.
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13-07-2010, 04:43 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery spider in reed bed.
Looks like a male Metellina sp. probably Metellina segmentata.
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13-07-2010, 07:16 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery spider in reed bed.
Looks more like an Araneus species to me. Too hairy for a Metellina, I'd say.
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13-07-2010, 08:07 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery spider in reed bed.
I thought it looked like a male A. diadematus, but the abdominal markings are more like Metellina.
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13-07-2010, 08:36 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery spider in reed bed.
On second look I'd say a poorly marked Araneus diadematus, the palpal detail looks pretty good for it, and the carapace is totally wrong for Metellina sp.
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14-07-2010, 07:21 PM
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| | | Re: Mystery spider in reed bed.
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Originally Posted by frits_b  Looks more like an Araneus species to me. Too hairy for a Metellina, I'd say. | Most helpful. Thank you.
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