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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
sorry dont know the species but love the shot. well done
Where are her offspring? NIce pic by the way.
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:
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)
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