Ironwoods Backyard Critters
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Scott Murray
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Drumroll please ....................................................................................... while Scott Murray enters the room to tell us what this one is.
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This looks to me to be a Katydid nymph.
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Scott Murray
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Scott Murray
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Adoxotoma nodosa?
(or a closely related species; the spider formerly called Astia nodosa has now been renamed by Gardzinska and Zabka - see reference below)
The generic name of this spider was changed in 2010 because of the following publication: Gardzinska J. and Zabka M. (2010) "A new genus and five new species of Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) from Australia, with remarks on distribution" Zootaxa 252637-53.
Scott Murray
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Good link for you - The Find-a-spider Guide - Home
Hey @Ironwood we should have a competition to see has the most critters
Your on
. Even though I think I will have trouble competing with the diversity you have up there.You need to have some sort of boundary though.
What do you suggest ? Maybe if you run a similar thread to this one, and we will compare numbers at the end of each week or month.
Scott Murray
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Each month would be better for me as I work week on week off so you actually get an advantageYour on
You need to have some sort of boundary though.
What do you suggest ? Maybe if you run a similar thread to this one, and we will compare numbers at the end of each week or month.
. And I will keep to what I can see from my back yard, going around the lakes is cheating
Scott Murray
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PS you have more range of jumping spiders
Thats a really good reference. I find it a bit hard to use though, takes ages to go through them all looking for a match up.
Scott Murray
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Yeah there are so many different types that it can be daunting.
Each month would be better for me as I work week on week off so you actually get an advantage
No worries, sounds good.
I think with 2 weeks each month you will have the advantage, I am home every night, but I work 8 - 14 hours a day, 7 days a week
.PS you have more range of jumping spiders
I find new ones every time I have a look around
You could be right there, I picked that one as it looked the closest in the more limited reference that I was using.
Salticidae jumping spiders
Thanks Doug.
I enjoy my photography, and also sharing my pics on here, but my work, and life in general keep getting in the way I'm afraid.
I own a business, it requires me to be there 7 days a week. Luckily some days I can get away a few hours before dusk and do something I enjoy for a change.