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dickie'sbird Member of the Wild Empire Registered: December 2010 Location: Staffordshire Posts: 354	Found in the shrubs at the bottom of the garden...I was looking for Ladybirds at the time so surprised to turn a leaf over and find this pale spider.
	· Date: Fri October 7, 2011 · Views: 745 · Filesize: 171.7kb, 792.2kb · Dimensions: 945 x 805 ·
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	Keywords: white small spider no web
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Gracie

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Registered: October 2009
Location: Leigh, Lancashire
Posts: 81

Sun October 9, 2011 5:05am

It just goes to show you don't have to travel miles to find something interesting this is a lovely photo.

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dickie'sbird

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Registered: December 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 354

Sun October 9, 2011 3:41pm

Comments much appreciated, thanks...just wished those legs hadn't been so active, the shot might have looked better...but I'm happy to have spotted this pale character!...and you're right...it's amazing what you can find in your own garden.

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robin28

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Registered: August 2010
Location: North Kent
Posts: 116

Thu March 15, 2012 5:15am

Sorry, Dickie. Not a crab spider. Not even a Thomisid. This is a Theridiid, Enoplognatha sp. Probably either E. latimana or E. ovata. Sitting on its web, which is a tangle fairly typical of Theridiids.

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dickie'sbird

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Registered: December 2010
Location: Staffordshire
Posts: 354

Sat June 2, 2012 7:04am

Many thanks Robin.....love your website!!....lucky you to find so many spiders and I'm sure they just love your walled garden....makes a good pantry!!!

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