Spider ID please

[madmezza]

Hi

I've been active around the garden and local getting lots of shots of spiders. Most of them are araneus diadematus which I recognise now (not suprising, really!), but there are a couple that have cropped up which I'm not sure about.

The 5 pictures below I believe only show 2 different types of spiders. One, I think, is a jumping spider of some variety, but I'm unsure of the ID of the other.

Can anyone help?

Many thanks

Rich

[frits_b]

1,3,4: Linyphia triangularis
2: Pisaura mirabilis (Nursery web spider)
5: Wolf spider (fam. Lycosidae), maybe someone else can say some more on this one.

[madmezza]

Thanks for the reply.

I've had a bit of a look and I definitely agree with the Linyphia triangularis, and think the Pisaura mirabilis looks sensible.

The wolf spider I'm not so convinced about - the sense of scale is lacking in the picture and this one was at most about 6-7mm long (body) which doesn't sound big enough for a wolf spider. Also they don't seem to be native to the UK (except a few found in Scotland)?

Cheers

Rich

[John_M]

Originally Posted by madmezza

Thanks for the reply.

I've had a bit of a look and I definitely agree with the Linyphia triangularis, and think the Pisaura mirabilis looks sensible.

The wolf spider I'm not so convinced about - the sense of scale is lacking in the picture and this one was at most about 6-7mm long (body) which doesn't sound big enough for a wolf spider. Also they don't seem to be native to the UK (except a few found in Scotland)?

Cheers

Rich

That's plenty big enough for a wolf spider, and they are common in the UK.
As an example,
NBN Gateway: Pardosa amentata grid map
Not that I'm claiming the picture is Pardosa amentata...