Can anyone identify this critter please?

Can anyone identify this critter please?

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55palfers

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5,975 posts

170 months

Friday 5th July 2019
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Spotted this chap on my Cannas this morning.
Never seen a spider like this in the garden before.
Not the world best photo, but haven't got a macro lens unfortunately.



951TSE

600 posts

163 months

Friday 5th July 2019
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This one perhaps?

http://www.uksafari.com/gorbweaver.htm

If not then the UK Safari site offer an identification service but will need a better photo than the one shown.

http://www.uksafari.com/spiders.htm

55palfers

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5,975 posts

170 months

Friday 5th July 2019
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Thanks 951, that's the fella!

The red mark on the underside of the abdomen clinches it.

Thank you.

Martin_Hx

3,978 posts

204 months

Saturday 6th July 2019
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One of these landed on me in the office the other week and I thought "st what the hell is this radioactive spider doing on my arm! "

It was the most vivid bright green, very odd. I had to Google it myself as I'd never seen one myself either