Spider ID England please (1 Viewer)

[colincurry]

Need help on this one, please. Difficult angle to photograph. At a guess, around 15mm long

Thanks

Colin

 

[Andy Adcock]

Young Garden Spider would be my guess?

 

[colincurry]

Thanks. The legs certainly suggest this.

Colin

 

[salticus]

Actually, I think the legs suggest it isn't garden spider - the banding doesn't look right, they're rather thin. I think it's a Zygiella, although 15mms can't be right, not if that's body length anyway.

 

[colincurry]

The body length quoted was an overall measurement, legs and all; and from memory rather than using a ruler. Presumably body length 'BL' includes both abdomen and carapace - can't find an actual definition for BL.

I agree that Zygiella is probably correct and will change my records accordingly.

Thanks