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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 08-06-2012 09:29
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5248 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found in my garden a couple of days ago. Body size maybe 5mm-ish
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| BubikolRamios |
Posted on 09-06-2012 10:29
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Member Location: Slovenia Posts: 1723 Joined: 14.06.09 |
same thing: http://agrozoo.ne...cba7bdb6ea, I think,top view, also looking for id.
highly searchable nature photo galery --> http://agrozoo.ne....jsp?l2=en |
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| Sundew |
Posted on 09-06-2012 23:11
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 Member Location: Berlin and Baden-Württemberg, Germany Posts: 3890 Joined: 28.07.07 |
From comparison with my spider atlas I dare a guess: Metellina cf. mengei (cp. http://www.eurosp...mengei.htm). It is closely related to the frequent autumn spider M. segmentata but appears earlier in the year. Size and basic colouration pattern fit the description, but the colouration of the ventral side of the belly would be good to know.
Edited by Sundew on 09-06-2012 23:13 |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 10-06-2012 10:06
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5248 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks a lot Sundew  . M.mengei is listed for Shetland but segmentata isn't so I'll go with mengei.Thanks for the link too...handy  Regards Roger Edited by Roger Thomason on 10-06-2012 10:19 |
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but don't see the image in the post.