Thank you everyone for the replys and comments on this. Through general consensus I believe Patrick is correct, E. falcata on both. I really appreciate the help!! Thanks to Charles as well for the link to iSpot, I used to use that quite regularly and haven't been back in a long while, will remember that in future.
Its great to have this group to get help from Crystal On 30 August 2012 17:36, Patrick Roper <[email protected]> wrote: > They look to me like a female and a male ‘yellow jumping spiders’, *Evarcha > falcata*.**** > > ** ** > > Patrick **** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Me Here > *Sent:* 28 August 2012 13:31 > *To:* Adastra discussion group > *Subject:* [Adastra] Brede High Wood Spiders**** > > ** ** > > Hello all, > This is my first time initiating a post to the discussion. I had a lovely > walk around Brede High Wood 20 Aug, but they are all lovely walks. We saw > a couple of gorgeous jumping spiders that I would love to find out more > about. I know Patrick Roper has done a lot of biodiversity work for the > wood, and thought he or someone might be able to help me ID these. > > One of them is a yellow & black, I believe its a male. It has been > suggested as Evarcha falcata, for which there are no records in the area on > NBN Gateway. Possibly its just under recorded as in reading about its > habitat, sounds like sweeping and banging trees is the best way to find it. > This one however was just along the path low to the ground on bramble. > Jumping Spider > 1<http://www.flickr.com/photos/c-rayz/7874602160/in/photostream> > > The other one is smaller, and unfortunately I was only able to get a > couple snaps before it was scared away buy a inquisitive dog...lol > Jumping Spider > 2<http://www.flickr.com/photos/c-rayz/7879431546/in/photostream> > > We also saw several Devil's Coach Horse Beetles in a few different areas, > which was a real treat. Brede seems full of them. > > Please let me know if the links don't work, I wasn't sure which would be > best, links or attachments. > Thank you for any help > Crystal > [email protected]**** > ------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5230 - Release Date: 08/28/12* > *** >
