A Different Kind of Spider

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A Different Kind of Spider

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A different kind of spider from the orb weavers I've been seeing around the garage doors. Note the elongated abdomen and very long legs. Shot the night before last.

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Looks like what we call a "cellar spider" around here. I believe that I read somewhere that they also prey on other spiders. Good for them! :wink:

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Ken Ramos wrote:Looks like what we call a "cellar spider" around here. I believe that I read somewhere that they also prey on other spiders. Good for them! :wink:
Thanks.

Until I started going out at night, I had no idea there were so many spiders hanging around the garages.

At first I thought there were only orb weavers, but that's clearly not the case.

Who knows what I'll see if I go out tonight.

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Deanimator wrote:
Who knows what I'll see if I go out tonight.
Well, no one's found Jimmy Hoffa yet :-k However, if you like moths, night time is perfect for them. :)

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Ken Ramos wrote:Well, no one's found Jimmy Hoffa yet :-k However, if you like moths, night time is perfect for them. :)
Not apparently around here. I've seen very few moths since I started going out.

I found that reddish-brown stag beetle in broad daylight, around 5:00pm.

After that, I didn't feel like I needed to go out tonight, and instead worked on the tablet mount for my good tripod, which is now done.

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This is a Tetragnatha species, I think - if that helps :)

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DrHook wrote:This is a Tetragnatha species, I think - if that helps :)
More information always helps.

Last week, I bought a book on spiders. It's not the best, but it's better than what I had, which was nothing.

I'll probably be getting a much better book from Amazon soon.

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