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 Palpimanidae - Palpimanus gibbulus - assassin spider :)
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 28-12-2007 15:27
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
Hi this is one of the most unusual spiders that we can have in Europe. I caught this one near ?VORA when I was wandering around during the night in a very nice natural reserve.    |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 28-12-2007 19:39
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14126 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Jorge! jorgemotalmeida wrote: I caught this one near ?VORA when I was wandering around during the night in a very nice natural reserve. Great find! 
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 28-12-2007 19:48
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I have seen almost all knew families for Portugal. About 50 in 108 worldwide! It lacks the cavernicolous spiders. (concerning the families). I like specially the Eresidae and some Lyniphiidae - specially to observe their ethology. I saw Cybaeidae - but not cited for Portugal. Indeed I have a videocast.. (s** video) with Argyroneta aquatica. This Palpimanus is very specific on diet. As you can see, it has very strong and long legs I to catch more easily the other spiders and avoid the biting.  Not only Mimetidae or Archaeidae have assassin spiders  |
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| mwkozlowski |
Posted on 29-12-2007 15:29
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 Member Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 782 Joined: 17.10.06 |
Do both males and females heve "assassin look"? There is a group arachnids (acarid mites) were only some morphs of males have these muscle forlegs and they are real assassins.... Edited by mwkozlowski on 29-12-2007 15:31 very general entomologist |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-12-2007 19:01
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
mwkozlowski wrote: Do both males and females heve "assassin look"? There is a group arachnids (acarid mites) were only some morphs of males have these muscle forlegs and they are real assassins.... Males and females are essentially the same. I know: some Trombidiidae. |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 29-12-2007 19:42
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 Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Very nice |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-12-2007 20:01
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
notice: it was discovered recently (2 months ago) for Portugal a new family spider: HEXATHELIDAE! More precisely Macrothele calpeiana in Loul? (Algarve) region |
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| crex |
Posted on 29-12-2007 23:43
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
I assume you keep the collection in alcohol ... |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 29-12-2007 23:49
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
For spiders, yes. Never pinned. |
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| crex |
Posted on 30-12-2007 00:40
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
jorgemotalmeida wrote:
For spiders, yes. Never pinned. crex attached the following image:  [149Bytes] |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-12-2007 00:45
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
pinned spider http://www.ento.p...er2421.jpg |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-12-2007 01:05
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
for you, crex pinned spiders http://www.tace.c...spider.htm roftl
Edited by jorgemotalmeida on 30-12-2007 01:07 |
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