Spider Identification

[Pudding4brains]

Hi Hoopstinct,

would you mind terribly to update the title/description to reflect the info that it's a female Harvestman of species Dicranopalpus ramosus?


Thanks! Arp

[Geoff F]

Hello Hoopstinct. While Dicranopalpus isn't rare in this country anymore they aren't exactly common, so you did well to get a good photo.

If I remember correctly (without refering back to any books etc) it was originally a N. African species which has been moving north over the past 100 years or so. I think the first UK record was around the 1930's and it appears to be still expanding northwards.

[Phoebe]

I don't know the proper term for this but Harvestman, seem to wear a set of bloomers lol. I think they are so cute

[Meta menardi]

Originally Posted by Geoff F

If I remember correctly (without refering back to any books etc) it was originally a N. African species which has been moving north over the past 100 years or so. I think the first UK record was around the 1930's and it appears to be still expanding northwards.

I think Morocco was the first record. I found one on the wall of our rented place in Arnside this year, but everything seems to end up there.

[kiwi]

I thought it was a harvestman as well.
Beat to it though