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Spider ID please

  • 24-07-2010 9:07pm
    #1
    wgsten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭


    HI!
    I came on this spider today it was among the grass not too far from a river. It was a large strongly built spider its abdomen was about 12mm across.
    P7240057.jpg
    P7243947.jpg

    Thank you.
    wgsten
    http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/


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  • #2
    artieanna
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    I just had a look through my pictures and I photographed one the same last year. He built his web at the top of ten year old scots pine trees and caught any flies in flight between the trees.

    Anyway I'm sure someone here will id him, I have searched but cant find the thread. below is my pic...

    121473.JPG


  • #3
    pirelli
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    wgsten wrote: »
    HI!
    I came on this spider today it was among the grass not too far from a river. It was a large strongly built spider its abdomen was about 12mm across.

    Thank you.
    wgsten

    Nice pics.


  • #4
    F.R.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭F.R.


    wgsten wrote: »
    HI!
    I came on this spider today it was among the grass not too far from a river. It was a large strongly built spider its abdomen was about 12mm across.
    P7240057.jpg


    Thats a Common Cross Spider (Araneus quadratus)


  • #5
    F.R.
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 334 ✭✭F.R.


    artieanna wrote: »
    I just had a look through my pictures and I photographed one the same last year. He built his web at the top of ten year old scots pine trees and caught any flies in flight between the trees.

    Anyway I'm sure someone here will id him, I have searched but cant find the thread. below is my pic...

    121473.JPG

    That's a Garden Spider (Araneus diadematus)

    The difference from wgstens is the spots on the abdomen the Common Cross spider has four large spots in a square but the Common Garden has a row of white dots down the centre.


  • #6
    wgsten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭wgsten


    F.R. wrote: »
    wgsten wrote: »
    HI!
    I came on this spider today it was among the grass not too far from a river. It was a large strongly built spider its abdomen was about 12mm across.
    Thats a Common Cross Spider (Araneus quadratus)
    Thanks F.R. its always nice to know the name of the subject that you have photographed.
    wgsten
    http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/


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  • #7
    John mac
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    Nice shots. (what camera are you using?)


  • #8
    wgsten
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 187 ✭✭wgsten


    John mac wrote: »
    Nice shots. (what camera are you using?)
    An Olympus E-520 with a 70-300 lens.:)
    wgsten
    http://www.irishflyfisher.ie/


  • #9
    artieanna
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    Gosh I thought they were both the same type of spider. The markings are different now that I look again:o


  • #10
    Mothman
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,498 ✭✭✭Mothman


    Good capture WG.
    I edited out a number of duplicate images in the quotes to tidy up the thread


  • #11
    RonMexico
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    There used to be loads of these in our garden but I have noticed that in recent years they seem to have vanished. Are they on the decline or what?


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