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p.1 #1 · A seven legged spider???

Is there such a thing? I thought all spiders had 8 legs.I don't think the other leg is folded under him/her. Could it have gotten lost in battle somehow, or a narrow escape? Anyone know what kind of spider this is??

Jul 14, 2012 at 09:46 AM

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p.1 #2 · A seven legged spider???

Being not fully awake, I wrote something quite incorrect. I have deleted it.

See Brian's comment.

Harold

Edited on Jul 15, 2012 at 03:03 AM · View previous versions

Jul 15, 2012 at 02:47 AM

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p.1 #3 · A seven legged spider???

Lovely capture- hasn't it just lost a leg- fairly common in the spiders I see. It had also previously lost one of it's front legs judging by the size difference.

Extreme example of leg loss below

Jul 15, 2012 at 02:57 AM

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p.1 #4 · A seven legged spider???

I never thought of that. I didn't realize they lost legs like that. You learn something every day....

Oh, do you know what kind of spider it is?

Jul 15, 2012 at 12:37 PM

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p.1 #5 · A seven legged spider???

It's a fishing spider, Dolomedes tenebrosus

Jul 15, 2012 at 04:55 PM

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p.1 #6 · A seven legged spider???

Wow

Jul 15, 2012 at 09:31 PM


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