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09-09-2011, 03:33 PM
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| | | Pretty green spiders
Found these two on ivy. Male and female?  
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09-09-2011, 04:29 PM
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It looks like an immature Micrommata virescens, the only "huntsman" spider found in this country. Very pretty.
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09-09-2011, 05:13 PM
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Thank you again! They were close together, so perhaps had hatched from the same parent? The one looks darker because I took it indoors to look under a magnifier. Are they unusual in this part of the country? I have a fence covered in various ivies which has just been trimmed and seems to be a home for all kinds of things!
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It's not often I'd dare disagree with Meta on spiders but in this case I'm pretty sure his ID is incorrect.
I'm pretty confident this is Nigma walckanaeri a spider that's become fairly common around London + the south-east. Also the habitat is good for this. |
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Just googled the pics and it does look like the same pattern on its back, and the transparent green legs looking like jelly. I've not seen them before today. Would like to be sure!
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09-09-2011, 09:10 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5  It's not often I'd dare disagree with Meta on spiders but in this case I'm pretty sure his ID is incorrect.
I'm pretty confident this is Nigma walckanaeri a spider that's become fairly common around London + the south-east. Also the habitat is good for this. | I have to agree with you on this, living in Yorkshire neither spider is seen by me. I confess to being a bit sloppy on this.
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