Post your Spiders

[vicphotog]

PET?!? nope sorry, I'm of the puppy and kitten variety.... lol

That is a serious pet. What say you, Rachel???

[jupiterlush]

Ooops I guess my spider is no match with yours...can you see it?



But I have a fly. Well just for fun.

[Fleshpiston]

Fantastic shot ....... I like that

They are interesting little predators arn't they.

Keep them coming its all awesome sauce!

[Andy]

The cooler UK climate may be some limitation to the more extreme looking spiders although we still have a few 'interesting' species here.

We certainly do....

Male Araniella opisthographa....one that had seen better days!


Another one having a wee snack:


A jumping spider....Evarcha falcata I think...

...not that I shot it so I could ID it from that pic!

And my favourite Harvestman; Megabunus diadema...


Are mite pics allowed in this thread too?

[georgem]

Turning the table... A wasp has stung this spider and is dragging it home.


New Jersey Pine Barrens by gmontjr, on Flickr

[georgem]

We certainly do....

Male Araniella opisthographa....one that had seen better days!


Another one having a wee snack:


A jumping spider....Evarcha falcata I think...

...not that I shot it so I could ID it from that pic!

And my favourite Harvestman; Megabunus diadema...


Are mite pics allowed in this thread too?

Very nice set. I like the jumping spider in particular

[TobyMac]

Spider with an egg sack and a yellow crab spider on a flower


Spider 2 by Tobias Weber, on Flickr


Spider with eggs by Tobias Weber, on Flickr

[Szczur]

Spot the spinner? I didn't know the spider was in this photo until I got it uploaded to a computer. I didn't notice it when I took the photo. I'm very glad he's there though.

Poor focus and lots of dust - this was taken under our kitchen cupboards. It seems David won the fight and Goliath is already packed-up to be lunch.

Some spiderlings I was lucky enough to see in June of 2010.

[MarkE]

I was pulling out weeds in the front yard one day and found the strangest spider I have ever seen. Believe me, the color balance and luminosity are unaltered.

[kimber]

Hi MarkE -

If I'm not mistaken it's a variety of lynx spider - it has a lot of the same characteristics as my green lynx spider - same markings and spines on the legs as well as the placement of the eyes - very cool!

Kimber

[MarkE]

Thank you for the information. I had no idea what kind of spider it was, although I must admit that I didn't put much effort into finding out

The leaf was back-lit. I don't know how much, if any, of the light was getting through the spider itself, but it blended in very well. Good safety precautions

[Andy]

Some spiderlings I was lucky enough to see in June of 2010.

Is it just me or do Polish spiderlings look much the same as Scottish spiderlings?


Some different ones....


A couple more for the jumping spider fans...they're my favourites too

[Geoff F]

Is it just me or do Polish spiderlings look much the same as Scottish spiderlings?

At a guess, I would expect both to be Araneus diadematus which is sometimes known as the Garden Spider.

And yes, Andy, jumping spiders almost look cuddly. I get them in my greenhouse and garden. They are fascinating to watch when hunting aphids. Which makes them really useful in the garden.

[Andy]

At a guess, I would expect both to be Araneus diadematus which is sometimes known as the Garden Spider.

You could well be right Geoff, that would be my first guess too although I never saw an adult.
Do you know what Nuctenea umbratica (aka walnut orb weaver) looks like just after hatching? It seems to be more common in the area that was taken but the shape of the abdomen seems more like a Garden Spider.

The second spiderling shot I posted should be of Enoplognatha ovata - I saw the adult females gaurding the egg sacks before they hatched.

[Chesil]

Ohio Garage spider!

[Geoff F]

Andy, I'm not familiar with Nuctenea juveniles but the bright yellow body with black centre is very typical of Araneus diadematus. The females usually die before hatching; but I have previously become confused by seeing Pisaura mirabilis females close to an Araneus 'nest' of spiderlings.

P. mirabilis is commonly known as the Nursery Web Spider because it stands guard beside it's 'nursery web'. This web however is slightly different in shape and occurs later in the year.

Enoplognatha ovata is another confusing spider because it comes in three 'standard' colour versions, and with quite a bit of variation as well.

[Noice]

finally found it!
summer time at the cottage excuse my dirty finger nails

[Fleshpiston]

DSC06878.jpg by Fleshpiston, on Flickr
Nice little 6 spine spider (or Spiney they call them here).


DSC06842.jpg by Fleshpiston, on Flickr
A beautiful Female Golden Orb weaver.


DSC06841.jpg by Fleshpiston, on Flickr


DSC06836.jpg by Fleshpiston, on Flickr


DSC06830.jpg by Fleshpiston, on Flickr
Went to the Dunny and found this little looker!

[Andy]

P. mirabilis is commonly known as the Nursery Web Spider because it stands guard beside it's 'nursery web'. This web however is slightly different in shape and occurs later in the year.

Enoplognatha ovata is another confusing spider because it comes in three 'standard' colour versions, and with quite a bit of variation as well.

I think there's supposed to be Nursery Web Spiders up here (Penicuik, Midlothian) but I've only ever seen them down south. I got this pic in Dorset where they seem to be one of the more common species:


However, perhaps the best species I got in Dorset was a Marbled Orb Weaver(Araneus marmoreus) in, from what I can gather, a quite rare colourform:






So far I've got 2 of the 3 varaties of E. Ovata.....hopefully get the 3rd this year!

[georgem]

@Andy
Those are some really nice shots