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 Which spider has caught this Kelp Fly? Zygiella x-notata..ID by Smoggycb
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-10-2008 02:27
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Photographed at Scatsta Airport these spiders are everywhere around the Airport buildings. Anybody got a name for them. They are well fed on Kelp Flies Coelopa frigida which are attracted to the Security and window lights.
Roger Thomason attached the following image:  [185.83Kb] Edited by Roger Thomason on 17-11-2008 20:56 |
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| Smoggycb |
Posted on 11-10-2008 13:36
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Member Location: Rye Harbour, England Posts: 350 Joined: 19.05.07 |
It's Zygiella x-notata, very typical on buildings (as you say) at this time of the year. The webs are easy to tell too as they tend to have a segment missing and the signal line (which runs from the web to the spiders retreat) running through the gap. |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-10-2008 19:55
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Thanks for the ID plus additional info. Much appreciated. Regards Roger |
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