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hawthorn Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree

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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 7:57 pm Post subject: Spider eats spider. |
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I think this spider is Dysdera Crocata (the woodlouse spider) or the purse-web spider?
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Sean Ph'lib Rank attained: Ash Tree


Joined: 11 Dec 2008 Posts: 201 Location: Co Kerry
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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I believe you're right - it looks like a dysdera. You often find them in piles of old bricks, etc. A very formidable-looking spider with intimidating jaws - which it needs to handle its favourite prey - woodlice. Great photo, by the way.
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:47 pm Post subject: |
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Hey! People who know there spiders? great. i love photographing them but don't know much about them. Perhaps you can help with ID's sometime when i post pictures of them?
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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We'll do our best - isn't it ironic to be looking at spiders on the web?
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Sean Ph'lib wrote: | We'll do our best - isn't it ironic to be looking at spiders on the web?  |
never thought about that
By the way, that's a great shot, very worthy of a place in the next comp.
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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:38 pm Post subject: |
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Is that the spider who lives in stone walls or piles of rocks? It doesn't use a web to hunt? I surprised one wrapping itself up in a teasel leaf last year. Unfortunately I inadvertently disturbed it and it ran away
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Sean Ph'lib Rank attained: Ash Tree


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Posted: Thu May 14, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Well, it does live in such places, but it's only one of a number of spiders which don't use webs for hunting.
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