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02-09-2011, 06:31 PM
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| | | Is this a Spitting Spider?
It was about 8mm long. Please could someone tell me if it's a Spitting or Garden Spider?
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02-09-2011, 06:40 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
looks to me like a Metellina segmentata orb weaver 
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02-09-2011, 06:47 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
It's front legs didn't look long enough to be an orb weaver, but you're probably absolutely correct. Thank you! |
02-09-2011, 06:49 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
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Originally Posted by emmark13  It's front legs didn't look long enough to be an orb weaver, but you're probably absolutely correct. Thank you! | its only my guess a spider expert will be along soon tell us both 
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02-09-2011, 06:50 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
Just looked it up and found out yet another interesting fact - the white cross on it's back! So you got it spot on!
Bit gutted actually because I wanted it to be a Spitting Spider 
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02-09-2011, 09:48 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
Looks more like Araneus diadematus to me.
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05-09-2011, 04:51 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
I'm with John M - araneus diadematus, garden orb weaver.
metallina species have a different abdominal pattern and do not normally look that chunky, have a look at Andrew Cunninghams recent "2 from Ashclyst Forest" thread in this forum, for an example.
Spitting spiders are wierd looking things, quite small, with inflated head sections as big as their abdomens and sparse black spots on a pale buff background. |
05-09-2011, 05:59 PM
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| | | Re: Is this a Spitting Spider?
Wow,
Didn't realise how many different types of Spider we have in the UK. Certainly getting a huge education.
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