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25-09-2007, 08:25 AM
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| | | unidentified spider
I keep reptiles and regulaly buy live foods including crickets, this week i've found a spider in amongst the crickets. i have been unable to identify it, it is about the size of a 5 pence piece maybe a little larger, it has dark brown legs which apear smooth, shiny (hairless, it has a tear drop shaped abdomen which is predominantly light brown in colour, with slightly darker stripes on either side of the abdomen. on the top of the abdomen is a v shaped dark brown marking with a pale cream outline around it, it has 2 more of these markings on either side of its head.
could anyone help me id this spider ?? |
25-09-2007, 10:27 AM
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| | | Re: unidentified spider
Hello and welcome to the forum. I know nothing about spiders but someone here will identify it for you  |
25-09-2007, 12:25 PM
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Hello buster-gut - interesting name! I am sorry I can't help you with your spider question, but it may be worth asking it again on the insect forum where the people who will know will see it. Welcome to WAB and I hope you get your answer . |
25-09-2007, 05:56 PM
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Hi buster-gut, and a warm welcome from me. It will be a pretty difficult task to ID your spider without a photograph but I'm sure there will be plenty who try. As goosey mentioned would be a good idea to ask in the insect forum.
Roger |
25-09-2007, 08:00 PM
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Hi, and Welcome to WAB. No need to ask again in the insect Forum as I've moved your post there. |
26-09-2007, 04:55 PM
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| | | Re: unidentified spider
Gonna need a photo Buster, there are around 650 species of spider in the uk 
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16-10-2009, 07:36 PM
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| | | Re: unidentified spider
I know it's a two year old post  , but I've been routing thru' some old specimens and have an answer! I'm sure there's been a more recent post on this topic though.
I used to occasionally find the odd spider in tubs of crickets I bought. I identified them as Thanatus arenarius, one of the Philodromidae family.
No.9 Spider
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