Anyone good with Spider ID ? (1 Viewer)

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Sep 20, 2019

• #1

This wee thing was tiny, so had to use my macro lens.
It was simply resting outside my window in West Oxon. Taken 8th August this year

I have included a size comparison shot with a ballpoint pen !

 

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Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Sep 20, 2019

• #2

perhaps an Amaurobius species, Laceweb Spider maybe?

 

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Sep 20, 2019

• #3

I'm going to look that up, as i have no idea myself. Cheers Andy

 

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Sep 20, 2019

• #4

Ok, no i dont think so, according to this webpage.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/spiders-in-your-home/lace-web-spider.html

I'm also wondering if its a baby, and not grown into its adult plumage yet ?

 

Last edited: Sep 20, 2019

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Sep 21, 2019

• #5

Musoman said:

Ok, no i dont think so, according to this webpage.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/spiders-in-your-home/lace-web-spider.html

I'm also wondering if its a baby, and not grown into its adult plumage yet ?

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Yo can clearly bsee the chevrons on your spider, structure looks ok to me and it possibly is young.

Why don't you think it's this?

 

Musoman

PETE - Nikon/Sony Shooter

• Sep 21, 2019

• #6

Just becuase the images in the link where the spiders are so dark, and my creature is really silvery, but like i say, maybe its a young un, and as i know virtually nothing about arachnids, you could be totally right

 

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salticus

Well-known member

• Sep 22, 2019

• #7

Clubiona sp., probably C. comta.

It differs from an Amaurobius in the shape/colour of the cephalothorax (the front body segment) and the central mark on the abdomen.