Sighting 4245338

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Unidentified at suppressed - 17 Dec 2019
Unidentified at suppressed - 17 Dec 2019
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Unidentified 17 Dec 2019 hynesker1234

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JackieMiles wrote:
   18 Dec 2019
Obviously it's a spider with its egg sac, but not much hope of an ID unless you can get round the other side of it and get some photos showing more detail of the actual spider, from the top down, side-on, whatever is possible. Assuming it is still there. If you do get more photos you can edit this sighting to add them (edit button in the top right corner of the page), rather than making them a new sighting. And just for future reference, spiders fall under terrestrial invertebrates, not insects, in the ALCW groups. Insects have 6 legs, spiders have 8, which is the most obvious feature to distinguish them.
hynesker1234 wrote:
   19 Dec 2019
Thanks Jackie. I have 2 other photos but I wasn't able to master the edit button to post them. I'll try again another time. I'll endeavour to remember terrestrial invertebrates for the future.
JackieMiles wrote:
   19 Dec 2019
OK, if the edit button won't work for you, you could try deleting this sighting (though that also requires the edit button!) and sticking up a new sighting with this and the other photos in it.
KimPullen wrote:
   23 Dec 2019
Yes, a spider egg sac, also a dead spider and a dead insect, apparently a stink bug. The dead spider is unrecognisable, but the egg sac looks like Araneidae, perhaps one of the non-orbweaving members of the family.
hynesker1234 wrote:
   23 Dec 2019
Thanks Kim.
KimPullen wrote:
   30 Jul 2020
On seeing this again, I'm thinking it could be Redback spider. Was it in a dry location? (Redbacks don't seem to like moist places.)

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