Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Spider with cocon
Posted by pjt on 13-03-2011 18:53
#1
picture taken on a sunny stone wall in an urban garden, Stuttgart, Germany, on June 20, 2010
Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-03-2011 02:47
#2
Hi!
Pardosa sp. (
amentata?
hortensis?), Lycosidae.
Posted by pjt on 18-03-2011 18:32
#3
Thanks! I have some more pictures of the same individual. What would you need for an exact identification?
Best regards
pjt
Posted by nielsyese on 18-03-2011 22:01
#4
A picture of the epigyne (female genitalia) would be necessary for identification to species level. Niels.
Posted by pjt on 18-03-2011 22:14
#5
I can't offer that. Thanks anyway!
pjt
Posted by Juergen Peters on 18-03-2011 22:46
#6
nielsyese wrote:
A picture of the epigyne (female genitalia) would be necessary for identification to species level. Niels.
Additionally a description of the habitat would help to tell, which species is more plausible.
P. amentata is one of the most abundant spiders everywhere, but likes fresh to wet places, whereas
P. hortensis only occurs on more dry, rocky habitats, spare, dry meadows etc. Could be possible in a sunny stone garden... (In my garden here in northwest Germany and on every meadow, there are zillions of
P. amentata, but I have never found
P. hortensis for sure.)
Posted by pjt on 19-03-2011 10:50
#7
The photo was taken on a sunny, warm day on a dry stone wall (former vineyard) facing east to south. The garden is neither wet nor really dry. The animal went into hiding beneath the stones every time I made a sudden move but reappeared after a few seconds. Hope this helps!
pjt