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Spider!!

  • 05-10-2016 6:57pm
    #1
    friedcircuits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭


    I was working over the country today and watched this spider walk from corner of wall to glass above a front door ACTIVELY "hunting" like a cat or other predator - small little flies like midges or something. It watched him then lunged and caught him.


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  • #2
    Quandary
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,367 ✭✭✭Quandary


    It looks like a Zebra jumping spider. Pretty common in Ireland.


  • #3
    friedcircuits
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 197 ✭✭friedcircuits


    Quandary wrote: »
    It looks like a Zebra jumping spider. Pretty common in Ireland.
    Yip that was it. Never noticed them before - very entertaining.


  • #4
    whyulittle
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,878 ✭✭✭whyulittle


    Found one or something similar in the house a while ago as well. As said, great fun watching it! :)


  • #5
    markc1184
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,087 ✭✭✭markc1184


    Is this the same type of spider? Spotted it while stripping some wallpaper at home. Not a great photo but to give a bit of perspective, it is about the size of a €2 coin.


  • #6
    Hotei
    Closed Accounts Posts: 506 ✭✭✭Hotei


    markc1184 wrote: »
    Is this the same type of spider? Spotted it while stripping some wallpaper at home. Not a great photo but to give a bit of perspective, it is about the size of a €2 coin.

    That's a Cross Orb Weaver (Araneus diadematus). The Zebra spider would be a lot smaller than the Orb Weaver.


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