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TomB
22-06-2008, 11:53
Spider guarding her offspring, anyone have an idea what species it is?

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs29/f/2008/174/3/d/Mum_by_HairyToes.jpg
julien
22-06-2008, 11:56
sorry dont know the species but love the shot. well done
Janice
22-06-2008, 12:06
Where are her offspring? NIce pic by the way.
TomB
22-06-2008, 12:08
Where are her offspring? NIce pic by the way.

Ta. That big brown blob below the spider was about a bajillion babies.
Ajophotog
23-06-2008, 17:30
It's a nice shot of the Nursery-web spider (Pisaura mirabilis) Tom. :thumbs:
TomB
24-06-2008, 09:18
Thanks Alby - I had wondered if it was that but the markings didn't seem to match any of the images of P. mirabilis I found.
Ajophotog
24-06-2008, 10:03
Thay can be quite variable in pattern and colour Tom, have a look here Linky (http://www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/pisauramirabilis.htm)