Thursday 21 May 2020

Walnut Orb-weaver

On moving an LED candle lantern I spotted this spider which had been sheltering underneath.

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The shape and markings made it easy to identify - for once.
A female Walnut Orb-weaver spider.
Information can be found on the UK Safari site.
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4 comments:

  1. Adrian Ward21 May 2020 at 10:16

    An excellent find. Not a spider I an recall seeing.

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    1. Midmarsh John22 May 2020 at 06:52

      Adrian: First time I recall seeing one of these.

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  2. Dave22 May 2020 at 06:41

    Thanks for the tip about the UK Safari site. Its a handy point of reference.

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    1. Midmarsh John22 May 2020 at 06:51

      Dave: Another one I find useful is Garden Safari
      https://gardensafari.net/

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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