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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification

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Next group ID project :yes:


There is an obvious web and the first step should be to recognize the type of web.

What kind of web do we have here?

Here some pages of the spider guide book to help you
web 28.jpg
web 29.jpg
web 30.jpg


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All very interesting, Klippies! ^Q^ :ty:

Funnel web! ..0..


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A grass funnel-web spider?


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Richprins wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 5:12 pm All very interesting, Klippies! ^Q^ :ty:

Funnel web! ..0..
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Lisbeth wrote: ↑Sun Apr 04, 2021 6:12 pm A grass funnel-web spider?
:no:

There are several spiders associated with funnel webs.


Next step for spiders is to look at the eye arrangement.

Most spiders have 8 eyes, this one, too.

Are all the eyes of the same size or are there two or four larger eyes?


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Two larger eyes! ..0..


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Richprins wrote: ↑Mon Apr 05, 2021 10:19 am Two larger eyes! ..0..
:yes:

The eyes are in two rows, now we have to determine if the large eyes are in the lower or upper row.

Do the large eyes sit just above the chelicerae = mouthparts (like in the jumpers) or higher up ?


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Just above! \O


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Check here what the position of eyes in the lower row is (such as Salticidae)
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Pisauridae! -O-


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