Some Swedish spiders

[423]

First is a little Nuctenea umbratica

The same N. umbratica. The underside of the abdomen looks like a leering demonface. :evil: Sorry for the blurry pic.

Another little spider. Don't know what species though?

 

[Crotalus]

Another little spider. Don't know what species though?

Pirata piraticus... maybe ;-)

/Lelle

 

[423]

Well, it's a Lycosidae at least, but I don't think it's P. piraticus. The pics I googled up didn't quite look the same.

 

[Crotalus]

Well, it's a Lycosidae at least, but I don't think it's P. piraticus. The pics I googled up didn't quite look the same.

Id say a Pirata sp. atleast
Send a mail to Torbjörn Kronestedt of Naturhistoriska. Lycosidae is his specialty.

/Lelle

 

[NRF]

Id say a Pirata sp. atleast
Send a mail to Torbjörn Kronestedt of Naturhistoriska. Lycosidae is his specialty.

/Lelle

It is a male Trochosa ruricola (the larger, rarer and very similar species T. robusta is not documented from Sweden), a Lycosid anyway.

 

[423]

It is a male Trochosa ruricola (the larger, rarer and very similar species T. robusta is not documented from Sweden), a Lycosid anyway.

It's similar at least.

 

[Crotalus]

Same same but different

/Lelle

 

[423]

Id say a Pirata sp. atleast
Send a mail to Torbjörn Kronestedt of Naturhistoriska. Lycosidae is his specialty.

/Lelle

I just sent Torbjörn a mail, so we'll see what it can be.

 

[NRF]

Same same but different

/Lelle

What is different?

 

[Crotalus]

What is different?

I mean just that all those small lycosids looks the same. It was a joke.

/Lelle

 

[NRF]

I mean just that all those small lycosids looks the same. It was a joke.

Ok, but I think this specimen was rather big since it is an ad. male, even if 423 wrote "Another little spider". I see forward to Kronestedts comment.

 

[Crotalus]

Big is not the word I´d use when describing the size of scandinavian lycosids but everything is relative i guess.

/Lelle

 

[423]

Big is not the word I´d use when describing the size of scandinavian lycosids but everything is relative i guess.

/Lelle

I agree. This one was no more than 4 millimeters in bodylength.

 

[423]

It is a male Trochosa ruricola (the larger, rarer and very similar species T. robusta is not documented from Sweden), a Lycosid anyway.

You were quite right NRF. It is indeed a male Trochosa ruricola.

 

[NRF]

You were quite right NRF. It is indeed a male Trochosa ruricola.

But then I´m a little confused if it an ad male and only 4 mm.

 

[423]

But then I´m a little confused if it an ad male and only 4 mm.

I could be an immature male. Or just a small one.