spider id if poss

crystalfaery · #1 (**permalink**) 15-06-2009, 07:45 PM

Hi i am new to the site, i was driving home from work this evening and a spider ran on to my dashboard. It was black & hairless from what i could see and had feint creamy colour markings on its back, i thought it was a house or garden spider but when it turned and ran away it was beautiful

really shiny and had an irridecant (not spelt right i am sure

) shimmer of green and blue it was bodily about 7mm with legs about 3mm in length and the legs were quite thin and spread out in an almost perfect circle around the body. unfortunatly as i was driving at the time i did not get a picture and have searched the car and can't find it if it re-emerges while i am not driving i will get a picture and post it. i have searched the net extensivly and cant find any thing like it the body was kind of tear drop shaped and not fat.

Action_Man · #2 (**permalink**) 15-06-2009, 08:49 PM

Check out pictures of Philodromus dispar on Google |

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crystalfaery · #3 (**permalink**) 15-06-2009, 09:06 PM

thanks for you prompt reply
bodily it is almost identical to the 3rd picture on the link belowNick's Spiders - Philodromus dispar but the legs were black and not as long.