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Always spider spotting! Vale of Glamorgan Wales🏴󠁧󠁒󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Hopefully all works out and you can return quickly

16.08.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Eight legs, but not spiders! πŸ•·οΈ

From giants with legs 11Γ— their body length to species that gather by the hundred, UK harvestmen are full of surprises.

Discover them in our entoLEARN course, 27 Oct 2025:

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1493393342...

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@britishspiders.bsky.social

15.08.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Dolomedes fimbriatus, Raft Spider

Dolomedes fimbriatus, Raft Spider

Arctosa cinerea, Northern Bear Spider

Arctosa cinerea, Northern Bear Spider

Pardosa agricola

Pardosa agricola

Bolyphantes sp

Bolyphantes sp

@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social I didn't manage a trip up on the Cairngorms plateau, but found some good spiders closer to sea level - Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus), at last, Northern Bear (Arctosa cinerea), Pardosa agricola, Bolyphantes

15.08.2025 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Nationally Scarce jumping spider Marpissa nivoyi, seen along the Tennant Canal at Jersey Marine yesterday. Though the species occurs mainly on coastal sand dunes, I've only ever encountered it in wetlands near the coast.

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14.08.2025 06:10 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is there a collective noun for #Opiliones? Here is a clump of male Leiobunum rotundum seen at #RSPBMiddletonLakes, 12/08/25 @megabunus.bsky.social @vannabartlett.bsky.social

12.08.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

I am in!

11.08.2025 18:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New course open for booking!

Spiders course at National Museum Cardiff on Saturday 18th October.

Email info@sewbrec.org.uk to book a free space.

11.08.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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SEWBReC #RecordOfTheWeek today is Green-fanged Tube Web Spider (Segestria florentina) spotted at Caerwent Ministry of Defence training grounds by Graham Watkeys. This Mediterranean species is becoming establised in southern UK.

Many thanks for the record & pics, submitted via www.sewbrecord.org.uk

08.08.2025 10:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lots of reporting – by lots of journalists, in lots of papers – about false widows this morning. All based on quote by 'top arachnologist Dr Tom Elwood'.

Except Dr Tom Elwood does not exist.

The story is not flagged as AI – though I assume that is what it is.

08.08.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Always keep your eye out for collections of dirt hanging in mid air at the base of walls, particularly where you see Lasius niger marching in lines. Note the thick support threads and longer, hollow retreat structure - this is no Cryptachaea blattea, this is C. riparia! @britishspiders.bsky.social

08.08.2025 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Thanatus striatus

Thanatus striatus

Tiny immature Thanatus striatus

Tiny immature Thanatus striatus

Attulus (Calositticus) caricis

Attulus (Calositticus) caricis

Attulus caricis

Attulus caricis

More tiny finds from @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social Redgrave & Lopham Fen: Five-striped Spider Thantaus striatus recorded here for the first time since 1957 and the Nationally Rare and Endangered Jumping spider Attulus [Calositticus] caricis. Photos: Anna Maka. @britishspiders.bsky.social

05.08.2025 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social A good start to my Scotland trip, but the weather forecast doesn't look promising.
Clubiona subsultans, Dipoena torva (not shown), Cryphoeca silvicola, and a decent supporting cast

06.08.2025 08:33 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

@coganps.bsky.social @stcyresschool.bsky.social

02.08.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just two weeks until our Parc Cwm Darran #BioBlitz on 16th Aug with Buglife Coal Spoil Connections!
All welcome, from experienced wildlife recorders to those interested in getting started.
Join us any time from 10am-4pm for this free event, located here: maps.app.goo.gl/a9ccn1i56nHB...
#Caerphilly

01.08.2025 14:23 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Opilio canestrinii : England : VC27 East Norfolk : TM3798 Loddon : July 2025

Opilio canestrinii : England : VC27 East Norfolk : TM3798 Loddon : July 2025

I enjoy encountering the odd #harvestman when examining rocks and trees for #lichens. Another ancient and successful form of life. This is Opilio canestrinii, clinging to a tree-trunk in Loddon, Norfolk, England. Harvestmen tend to mature for autumn, and this is the first adult I've seen this year.

01.08.2025 18:19 β€” πŸ‘ 32    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum showing its almost spherical abdomen with plates of silvery guanine showing through the cuticle.

Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum showing its almost spherical abdomen with plates of silvery guanine showing through the cuticle.

Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum showing its almost spherical abdomen with plates of silvery guanine showing through the cuticle.

Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum showing its almost spherical abdomen with plates of silvery guanine showing through the cuticle.

A different pattern variant of Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum with more dark pigmentation between areas of silvery guanine on the abdomen.

A different pattern variant of Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum with more dark pigmentation between areas of silvery guanine on the abdomen.

A real glitter ball of a spider @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social Redgrave & Lopham Fen today - maxing at just 3mm long, the minute Ray Spider Theridiosoma gemmosum has silvery plates of guanine shining through its cuticle. Photos Anna Maka. @britishspiders.bsky.social

01.08.2025 20:53 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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A few stacked shots of a female Evarcha falcata from Brereton Heath LNRπŸ₯Ί Sadly, I didn't get one of the more impressive males to take pics of, but isn't she adorable!πŸ•· #photography #macrophotography #spider #jumpingspider #ukwildlife #arachnology

01.08.2025 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

These spiders are such a treasure to find!

02.08.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I spent the evening IDing specimens from the Bagmere SSSI (VC58) recording day to find a male and female Allomengea vidua! I believe this nationally scarce duo is a new hectad record? Good news for the species and site I hope🀞 (Uploaded to SRS)πŸ•· @britishspiders.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk

31.07.2025 23:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
Wasp Spiders, Argiope bruennichi. A big stripy female in her web, with visiting male spider (near her head).

Wasp Spiders, Argiope bruennichi. A big stripy female in her web, with visiting male spider (near her head).

Wasp Spiders, Argiope bruennichi. A big stripy female in her web, with visiting male spider (near her back leg).

Wasp Spiders, Argiope bruennichi. A big stripy female in her web, with visiting male spider (near her back leg).

A romantic meeting of Wasp Spiders, Argiope bruennichi, at Thompson Common yesterday.

The male is much smaller than the big, stripy female.

They ended up going out to lunch afterwards, when he became the main course.

srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p...

#Spiders #UKWildlife

28.07.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Choughs over Kynance is always a rather lovely sight...even if they are pulling Atypus affinis webs out of the ground and eating the residents. This silk purse web was lying loose on the ground, looking like a cracked egg in the wake of a good marauding. Clever corvids! @britishspiders.bsky.social

29.07.2025 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Absolutely brilliant day on Ynys Mon (Anglesey) yesterday looking for rare fen Invertebrates with @naturambyth.bsky.social @natreswales.bsky.social @northwaleswt.bsky.social. Richard Gallon of @britishspiders.bsky.social was able to show us the nationally rare Sedge Jumper (Attulus caricis).

27.07.2025 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I went back for more Wasp Spiders and wasn't disappointed. I even saw a male mate guarding, and due to forced perspective he appears bigger in my photo compared to his intended mate. Also Neoscona adianta and Araneus quadratus. @britishspiders.bsky.social

25.07.2025 18:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The remains of a dead oak tree (trunk and a couple of main branches) at the side of a winding country lane adjacent to a thick hedge with wheat field behind. White clouds and a bit of blue sky on a sunny day.

The remains of a dead oak tree (trunk and a couple of main branches) at the side of a winding country lane adjacent to a thick hedge with wheat field behind. White clouds and a bit of blue sky on a sunny day.

A dark, reddish-brown adult pseudoscorpion on a piece of dark brown tree bark. The pseudoscorpion's body has rows of short blunt setae (hairs) across it and so do the legs and pedipalps.

A dark, reddish-brown adult pseudoscorpion on a piece of dark brown tree bark. The pseudoscorpion's body has rows of short blunt setae (hairs) across it and so do the legs and pedipalps.

A pseudoscorpion on a piece of dark brown tree bark. It's head and pedipalps are dark reddish-brown while its abdomen is pale whitish with paired dark plates (the tergites) running the length.

A pseudoscorpion on a piece of dark brown tree bark. It's head and pedipalps are dark reddish-brown while its abdomen is pale whitish with paired dark plates (the tergites) running the length.

A pseudoscorpion nymph with a pale whitish body and dark reddish-brown head and pedipalps on a piece of dark brown tree bark.

A pseudoscorpion nymph with a pale whitish body and dark reddish-brown head and pedipalps on a piece of dark brown tree bark.

Lovely dead Oak tree at side of road on yesterday's 40 mile cycle ride in sunny Norfolk. Under the loose bark, a little group of Chernes cimicoides pseudoscorpions, adult and nymphs. #pseudoscorpions #arachnids #invertebrates

26.07.2025 16:01 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That's a good place for S.bavarica. Plenty of tubes and trip lines visible.

26.07.2025 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Back of the school.

25.07.2025 20:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep us posted on your finds

24.07.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Plenty of new #spider records for the #OrkneyIslands coming @britishspiders.bsky.social way.

Sampling the coastal cliff vegetation communities at the impressive Marwick Head.

23.07.2025 12:11 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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An interesting find today, because a juvenile Xysticus sp. was just hanging out in an Argiope bruennichi web! She tolerated it too as it was moving around a lot and she paid it no heed. At one point it even walked across her. @britishspiders.bsky.social

23.07.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Is this OK for Ero aphana? Sternum marking visible in 2nd photo. Beaten off Ivy in the lane behind the house.
@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social

23.07.2025 12:39 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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