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Weird House Spider

  • 24-06-2010 2:44pm
    #1
    nedd
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    Hi All,

    Not really a question or anything just wanted to post this to see if anyone had seen something similar before.

    I have attached a picture of a spider which was in my house the other day. It wasn't big, smaller than my thumb nail, but the colouring is weird.

    I had to reduce the quality of the picture to upload it but it still looks fine.

    Nedd


Comments

  • #2
    Mothman
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    That's a cool spider!
    Know very little about spiders but I have a book :)
    Araniella species.
    Either of 2 species which can't be told apart on external features.


  • #3
    Angus Og
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    Male Araniella opisthographa or male Araniella cucurbitina.


  • #4
    Half-cocked
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    I wish I had spiders like that! Much nicer victims for my macro lens than the bog standard house spiders I share my house with;)


  • #5
    nedd
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    Half-cocked wrote: »
    I wish I had spiders like that! Much nicer victims for my macro lens than the bog standard house spiders I share my house with;)

    I was delighted that I actually got a chance to use the Macro for something worth while. Thats half the reason I posted it. Didn't want the photo to go to waste :-)


  • #6
    nedd
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    Angus Og wrote: »
    Male Araniella opisthographa or male Araniella cucurbitina.

    Yeah I think your right. Common enough spider. Thanks.


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  • #7
    Angus Og
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    Common enough, but strangely, I rarely see the male. It's a beautiful spider.


  • #8
    Half-cocked
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    nedd wrote: »
    I was delighted that I actually got a chance to use the Macro for something worth while. Thats half the reason I posted it. Didn't want the photo to go to waste :-)

    And you got a nice sharp shot. Beware of catching macro addiction - you'll go blundering around staring at the ground looking for subjects and end up short sighted and thinking a millimetre is a mile!;)


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