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Old 21-05-2008, 05:38 PM
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odd looking spider....

any ideas to what it could be? it was sitting on my wall earlier but i've never seen one like this before
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Re: odd looking spider....

looks like a tomato stalk LOL
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its a "Pisaura mirabilis"

no common name for it in my book!
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thats what i thought it was at first until it ran!
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its a "Pisaura mirabilis"

no common name for it in my book!
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Old 21-05-2008, 05:53 PM
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its a "Pisaura mirabilis"

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ooh thanks,
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Re: odd looking spider....

This is a "bee fly" i found in my garden, the stingy lookin bit is its nose end!(the proboscis)for feeding on flowers.
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ooh interesting, i've been reading 'bout mosquitoes and yellow fever today,all most interesting if not disgusting lol
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i've(my daughter) got a "collins complete british wildlife" book it's got some great pics in it
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i've got an interesting book 'bout tarantulas but garden spiders freak me out
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