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 Which Spider<Amaurobius fenestralis..ID.by Smoggycb
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 14-10-2008 17:13
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5255 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found in my greenhouse on the staging with half consumed fly.
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [185.53Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 17-11-2008 21:53 |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 14-10-2008 17:27
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
It's an Amaurobius species. Three in Britain - A. ferox (it's not this, a very dark, large species) and A. similis and A. fenestralis (only separable by genitalia). The first of these two usually occurs on buildings, the second in more natural situations (under bark, stones etc.), though this is not really a basis for id. Does a greenhouse count as halfway between these?
Edited by Smoggycb on 14-10-2008 17:28 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 14-10-2008 17:39
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5255 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Smoggycb The only Amaurobidae I have on my Checklist is A.fenestralis so I think I'll go with that. Thanks for the ID. Regards Roger |
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