Brown & Bright Yellow Spider ID

Estwing · #1 (**permalink**) 04-10-2011, 11:10 PM

Hi. Anyone know what this is? I've not seen one quite like it before.
Appologies for pic quality. The yellow was much brighter.

Thank you

No.9 Spider · #2 (**permalink**) 04-10-2011, 11:54 PM

Try Araneus marmoreus var. pyramidatus

sebastianbawn · #3 (**permalink**) 05-10-2011, 12:47 PM

Nice find. Just wanted to post and say how good it is to see someone who is not fearful of handling spiders. So many people fear them (largely due to what they have heard,although not always) and images like yours show they are not big, bad biting machines

Estwing · #4 (**permalink**) 07-10-2011, 08:18 PM

Thanks for replies

Found it crawling on bracken a tracked vehicle had just driven over and would have most probably met a sticky end as the machine reversed out. No webs

I'm OK with most spiders, maybe not the larger, faster ones with mean expressions and those I have been or don't want to be bitten by (No gamma-radioactive ones as of yet) but I always try to look out for the little people.
Think of those we don't happen to notice.

No.9 Spider · #5 (**permalink**) 08-10-2011, 08:41 PM

It's a good find of an infrequently recorded species. What area are you in?

http://www.britishspiders.org.uk/ukm...0000008939.gif

Estwing · #6 (**permalink**) 09-10-2011, 02:53 AM

Hi, The spider was found near Doddiscombesleigh in Devon. I've never seen one before and thats after having spent 1000's of hours working on land just over the hedge from the site. I'll look for more when next in the area.

I can't find much about the species on the net, all rather vague. "Widespread but uncommon" is about it. (Lovely photos on here, BTW)

I would like to know how it got it's name. Is it because of the abdominal markings or does it have a particular web pattern?
Also, being brightly coloured like that, would it be distasteful or poisonous to it's predators?

Any help appreciated