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 Small male Spider
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 11-04-2009 15:12
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 Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Found under a pile of wood in my garden today while looking for the subject of my previous post. Can this one be named? Size < 3mm.(Body)
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 12-04-2009 18:24
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 Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14332 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Roger! Roger Thomason wrote: Found under a pile of wood in my garden today while looking for the subject of my previous post. Can this one be named? Size < 3mm.(Body) Most likely Tenuiphantes sp. (Linyphiidae, formerly in Lepthyphantes). There are several very variable species in this group, that can in most cases not be identified after a photo  .
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 12-04-2009 23:38
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Juergen I'm happy to get that far with an ID...  I'll have to look for bigger subjects to photograph I think, and keep clear of Linyphiidae.Thanks yet again,Roger. |
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| Juergen Peters |
Posted on 13-04-2009 00:04
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Member Location: northwest Germany Posts: 14332 Joined: 11.09.04 |
Hello, Roger! Roger Thomason wrote: I'm happy to get that far with an ID... Well, one could speculate that it is Tenuiphantes alacris. When comparing with gallery pictures that species seems to have a slightly different opisthosoma (abdomen) pattern (more banded than spotted) as other species. But that's only a guess... Best regards, Jürgen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Juergen Peters Borgholzhausen, Germany WWW: http://insektenfo... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= |
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| Roger Thomason |
Posted on 13-04-2009 04:31
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Member Location: Mossbank,Shetland Isles. Posts: 5268 Joined: 17.07.08 |
Hi Juergen Yes I can live with that....I don't suppose the Spider Police will come knocking on my door in the middle of the night if I call this little guy T.alacris. I'm sure they have better things to do  .Regards Roger |
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