Lost traveller

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Picosvistas
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Lost traveller

Post by Picosvistas »

Now this is interesting. On Saturday afternoon I spotted a jumping spider on my windowsill, it was obvioulsy not British or indeed European. Turns out it is Australian, Helpis occidentalis. How it got to be on a windowsill in rural Suffolk, England, will most likely forever be a mystery. Is this a random one off or are there others out there that have become naturalised? This one is a mature male. All shots are stacks.


Thank you for looking
Frank
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zook
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Re: Lost traveller

Post by zook »

Great series ... so far I haven't been able to make a good shot of these little creatures...

MarkSturtevant
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Re: Lost traveller

Post by MarkSturtevant »

Very nicely done. I see this one is sheltering under webbing (jumpers do that from time to time. Maybe to create a micro-climate to hold in moisture). But that would make them cooperative for pictures since they don't want to abandon their cover.

A good % of insects and spiders that people see routinely are from other parts of the world now. But from Australia --> U.k. is a significant amount of travel!
Mark Sturtevant
Dept. of Still Waters

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