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Another key activity of the society is the Spider Recording Scheme (SRS). The older literature included early distribution maps showing the vice-counties from which spiders had been recorded. The older literature included early distribution maps showing the vice-counties from which spiders had been recorded.
Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects is a series of books produced by the Royal Entomological Society (RES). The aim of the Handbooks is to provide illustrated identification keys to the insects of Britain, together with concise morphological, biological and distributional information.
The spider species Araneus diadematus is commonly called the European garden spider, cross orbweaver, diadem spider, orangie, cross spider, and crowned orb weaver. It is sometimes called the pumpkin spider , [ 2 ] although this name is also used for a different species, Araneus marmoreus . [ 3 ]
Key works are:- Jones, Dick, 1983 The Country Life Guide to spiders of Britain and Northern Europe Country Life Books/Hamlyn; Jones-WaltersL.M., Keys to Families of British Spiders AIDGAP Guide, Field Studies Council No. 197, 1989. Locket, G.H. and Millidge, A.F. British Spiders. Vol I 1951, Vol II 1953 Ray Society of London.
Dolomedes / d ɒ l ə ˈ m iː d iː z / is a genus of large spiders of the family Dolomedidae.They are also known as fishing spiders, raft spiders, dock spiders or wharf spiders.Almost all Dolomedes species are semiaquatic, with the exception of the tree-dwelling D. albineus of the southeastern United States.
Another morphological feature of A. labyrinthica is the spider's venom apparatus. Showing many similarities with the species Loxosceles intermedia, the venom glands of A. labyrinthica generally consists of paired structures located in the spider's abdomen. [4] These paired structures interact with two ducts that lead into the spider's fangs. [4]
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These spiders are black or brownish and not particularly large; the males are about 7–9 mm (0.28–0.35 in), while the females are larger at 10–15 mm (0.39–0.59 in). They look much like Atypus piceus , but spiderlings are often very lightly colored, and the three-part posterior spinnerets do not have a light blot.