Theridion pallens and 'Sputnik' Egg Sac:
Hi folks,
I chanced upon this rather stunning sight this morning when confirming the leaf-mine of Caloptilia rufipenella on Sycamore. It may well be a common and widespread species, but not being a spider person really I've not seen it before - well impressed with the architecture!
Cheers,
Steve
Theridion pallens and 'Sputnik' Egg Sac
Theridion pallens and 'Sputnik' Egg Sac
Last edited by SteveH on Sun Jul 01, 2012 11:22 am, edited 2 times in total.
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Re: Paidiscura pallens and 'Sputnik' Egg Sac
Hi Steve,
Paidiscura pallens is a common and widespread spider species in Cheshire. The 'Sputnik' egg case can be regularly found on the underside of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) leaves and I notice these regularly when out looking for Oak galls. There are currently 435 records on the rECOrd database - but this is still a 'good' record to get into RODIS !!
In case anybody might be confused - this spider has had a relatively recent name change - it used to be known as Theridion pallens.
Cheers.
Steve
Paidiscura pallens is a common and widespread spider species in Cheshire. The 'Sputnik' egg case can be regularly found on the underside of Pedunculate Oak (Quercus robur) leaves and I notice these regularly when out looking for Oak galls. There are currently 435 records on the rECOrd database - but this is still a 'good' record to get into RODIS !!
In case anybody might be confused - this spider has had a relatively recent name change - it used to be known as Theridion pallens.
Cheers.
Steve
Re: Theridion pallens and 'Sputnik' Egg Sac
Cheers Steve,
names changed to Theridion throughout.
Steve
names changed to Theridion throughout.
Steve