possumburg
Arachnosquire
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- Aug 8, 2010
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Not sure if this is the right place for this but I wanted to share this pic I just took on my porch. Pretty awesome I think! Fed him a cricket and he attacked it!
What sort of differences?I have been thinking about bringing in an Araneus gemmoides ((sub-species)I say sub-species due to the huge differences that occur within gemmoides depending on geographic location)
coloration and proportions for the most part, I should start photographing. I really need a good DSLR with a nice macro lens before I can really get into documenting all the fauna I come across.What sort of differences?
Thanks man, I had a blast!Joey, Nice pics. Had a great time kicking it with ya in hentzi habitat today!
Cheers bro,
Terry
When it comes to subspecies you have to be very careful about what is or isn't a big enough difference to desginate a subspecies as opposed to a variation within a species. I would say that you are probably looking at variations within a single species, based on my experience last year with another Araneus species, A. marmoreus, which also shows a lot of variation in color and pattern. Here is a link with pictures showing many of the variations possible in that species, and none of them are considered subspecies:coloration and proportions for the most part, I should start photographing. I really need a good DSLR with a nice macro lens before I can really get into documenting all the fauna I come across.