THE SPIDER THREAD

thomas-b wrote in post #18708529
Some Crab Spiders!

What an incredible spider.
I'm amazed they can successfully take on much larger insects.
Beautifully photographed.

thomas-b wrote in post #18708529
Some Crab Spiders!

Misumena vatia feeding on a Sweat Bee

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Love this one in particular!

A few of mine from the last week or two. All taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

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S.R.M. wrote in post #18709608
A few of mine from the last week or two. All taken in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/27Ey​9pS Oxyopes sp. by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

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https://flic.kr/p/29JF​W4ZCosmophasis with prey by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

https://flic.kr/p/NZkR​JjMopsus mormon, mature female by Stephen Mudge, on Flickr

Brilliant - love them all. The first one is a cracker!! Thank you for sharing.

A visitor to the outside table tonight - Zoropsis spinimana. This a gentle giant to us, but very handy in the pest control department and therefore not much appreciated by the insect world. Over the past few years I get the feeling these prey on other spiders a lot more than is generally believed.

Photographed with a Canon s120 plus achromats and LED lighting

Some Philodromids


Phildromus sp.

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thomas-b wrote in post #18712431
Some Philodromids


Phildromus sp.

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Tibellus sp.

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Phildromus rufus

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Philodromus dispar

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Philodromus sp.
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I love this family of spiders, we have plenty here in Europe too - great photos, Thomas!

I'm curious - what is spider no.3 sitting on???

Icius hamatus from this afternoon on the outside table, probably abseiled down from the lime tree....

S120 with achromats and LED lighting. Cheap and cheerful

Great looking jumping spider!

For my last set the third spider is sitting on a dead oxeye daisy flowerhead.

Ah, that's what it is. What a great perch!

All jumping spiders are wonderful-looking, surely? Thanks for joining in with your photos, Thomas, I'm surprised there aren't more from other people.

I haven't come across a jumping spider yet that wasn't wonderful-looking haha. I'm also a bit surprised that this thread isn't more active with how active some of the other threads are.

Here are a couple of spiders from August.

Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)

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thomas-b wrote in post #18718631
Here are a couple of spiders from August.

Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)

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Cross Orbweaver (Araneus diadematus)

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Phanias sp.

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Phanias sp.

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Like all of those - first one in particular....very nice

Our ivy in Europe is now in flower, and it attracts all sorts of insects this time of year, including a bee that specialises on ivy. However, a host of other insects overnight in the ivy, and much to my surprise it seems my favourite ground spider, Zoropsis spinimana, is on the ball, actively hunting the sleepers at night, high in the leaf canopy. I found two on the prowl up there this week, including this rather large specimen.