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Unknown Spider in garden WARNING PIC OF SPIDER IF SQUEaMISH

namloc1980 · 2013-05-30 17:54:40

Anyone know what this fella is? Found him out my back just now, the coin is a 5c coin. He looks a bit intimidating...never saw the likes of him:

30-05-2013 6:54pm

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Anyone know what this fella is? Found him out my back just now, the coin is a 5c coin. He looks a bit intimidating...never saw the likes of him:

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#2 30-05-2013 7:01pm

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Possibly a False Widow like the 14th pic on this page:

http://www.flickriver.com/groups/falsewidowspider/pool/interesting/

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#3 31-05-2013 7:45am

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False widows would be a bit bigger... Nearly the size of a euro coin. I'm no spider expert though, maybe it's a baby one.

Fab looking spider though!

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#4 31-05-2013 10:55am

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That spider looks about the size of any False Widows I've come across in porch corners, sheds or other dark places.

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#5 31-05-2013 11:31am

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I don't know much about spiders so I stand to be corrected. However I would guess it's a common
orb weaver of some kind. I've seen a few of these fat bum spiders around from time to time
they build gorgeous circular webs and hang around in the middle of it.

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