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12-02-2011, 03:20 PM
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| | | Yellow Spider Indentification
Found this crawling in a pine tree; Warlingham, Surrey. Any ideas on species as seems a little too tropical a colour to be native to Britian? |
12-02-2011, 04:01 PM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
It looks like one of the crab spiders to me. Although the picture is very blurry. |
12-02-2011, 04:06 PM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
crab spider for me too
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12-02-2011, 04:23 PM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
I would suggest you consider Misumena vatia, a crab spider that can alter it's colour to become cryptic in flowers.
Positive ID is not possible from you photo, but shape and colour seem right.
If found on a pine tree it is out of it's normal habitat.
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12-02-2011, 04:35 PM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
Looks like Misumena vatia to me. |
13-02-2011, 10:01 AM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
Picture image not that great I know as only available camera was a phone! And picking up an insect in hindsight you know nothing about isn't recommended  |
13-02-2011, 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Plasticman  Picture image not that great I know as only available camera was a phone! And picking up an insect in hindsight you know nothing about isn't recommended | What insect? Being pedantic I know, but spiders aren't insects. Appreciate your caution, though no UK species are a problem, but you never know what might turn up in a crate of bananas or bunch of grapes.  |
02-06-2011, 01:11 AM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
saw one of these bright yellow spiders in / on an elderflower half way through eating a small wasp... kinda unnerving; stayed well clear!! |
02-06-2011, 10:52 PM
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| | | Re: Yellow Spider Indentification
Think we should start breeding these little yellow spiders then. Keep those ransid wasps at bay! I had the Pest control round last year to remove 5 nests the size of footballs; he said the queen lives up to 14 years! Just imagine how many wasps she produces in a life time. Around April they usually come out & start to build nests, so if u come across one please do the right thing. | | |
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