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vicky@glos

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• Apr 7, 2003

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Hi Colinj or anyone else who may know this,

I have just found a small spider in my kitchen. He is small about no more than 2 cm big. With Green legs and a goldish/brown abdomin. Can't find him in my nature books - any ideas ?

Maybe able to do a picture of him, if I can get one of him as he is so small.

Vicky@glos
England.

 

Paul Rule

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• Apr 7, 2003

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Vicky,

Do you mean 2cm cause that is actually quite a big spider?

Paul

 

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vicky@glos

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• Apr 7, 2003

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I'll got and measure it.

vicky@glos

 

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vicky@glos

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• Apr 7, 2003

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Paul,
It's only 1 cm actually with bright green legs.

Vicky@glos

 

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vicky@glos

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• Apr 7, 2003

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Paul,
Abdomin is golden on the bottom and brown on the top.

vicky@glos

 

Paul Rule

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• Apr 7, 2003

• #6

Something like this?

 

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steve_nova

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• Apr 7, 2003

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That looks more like an araneid spider which shouldn't be around this early in the year.
I have seen a Lynx spider with a golden brown abdomen and bright green legs sunning itself up here in Northumberland in the last week.
More elongated abdomen with a body built for running, much more like a wolf spider.

 

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vicky@glos

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• Apr 7, 2003

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That is near too it. This one also has a golden stripe down the middle of the brown section on the top of it's abdomen.

That one in the picture has 6 eyes ?

Anything else that matches the description now ?

Vicky@glos

I don't know you go away for a few days and your house gets taken over.

 

Paul Rule

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• Apr 7, 2003

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That last one was Diaea dorsata. The only one with browm and gold stipes that I can find is a male Micrommata virescens.

 

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steve_nova

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• Apr 7, 2003

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This thumnail page from a good spider image site is quite informative too: http://www.xs4all.nl/~ednieuw/Spiders/thumbnails/spidhome_thumbnails.htm

 

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steve_nova

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• Apr 8, 2003

• #11

I hope no arachnaphobes open this post!!!

 

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vicky@glos

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• Apr 8, 2003

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The brown markings make a horse shoe shape around the gold stripe down the middle.

Vicky@glos