{"id":231,"date":"2011-10-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-10-06T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=231"},"modified":"2020-04-02T20:37:43","modified_gmt":"2020-04-02T20:37:43","slug":"the-spiders-from-arne-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=231","title":{"rendered":"The Spiders from Arne"},"content":{"rendered":"

What an amazing place. For all round interest the RSPB managed Arne peninsula is hard to beat. Initially purchased to conserve the Dartford Warbler and the Smooth snake the range of wildlife using the site is incredible.<\/p>\n

Two of the more unusual insects recently seen include the Raft Spider seen below at Coombe Heath and the Wasp Spider.<\/p>\n

The more common Cross or Garden Spider can be found in the thousands with at least a dozen per Gorse bush. Likewise the Common Orb Weaver. With the sheer number of insects available perhaps it\u2019s not surprising that the area contains approximately 56 pairs of the secretive Dartford Warbler. In total we managed to see the grand total of 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\"Raft<\/p>\n

Raft Spider at Coombe Heath<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
\"Wasp<\/p>\n

Wasp Spider, Coombe Heath<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n
\"Wasp<\/p>\n

Wasp Spider<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Spider<\/p>\n

Wasp Spider\u2019s nest<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\"Cross<\/p>\n

Cross or Garden Spider wrapping up an unfortunate Hoverfly<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\"Common<\/p>\n

Orb Weaver \u2013 the photo doesn\u2019t really do justice to the sheer size of it\u2019s web<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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