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19-07-2009, 01:41 PM
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| | | Spider and egg sac ID
On a recent trip to the Exmoor Moors I unearthed this little lady under a stone amongst the heather. Approx 10mm from spinnerets to fangs. The pics show her egg sac and spiderlings. I think it may be impossible to ID species but a genus would be good please.    |
19-07-2009, 07:47 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
Just going by colour and general shape I would think that a Woodlouse Spider, Dysdera erythrina, is worth a look. |
19-07-2009, 09:16 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
Iwill be honest its not like any Dysdera I have ever come across. But I can see a small resemblance |
19-07-2009, 09:55 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
This spider looks a little like Amaurobius ferox... i'm pretty sure it is  |
19-07-2009, 10:50 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
Looks more like a Coelotes sp
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20-07-2009, 05:53 AM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
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Originally Posted by Venger  Looks more like a Coelotes sp | yes true it could be Coelotes, Coelotes terrestris. |
20-07-2009, 07:02 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
Coelotes was my first guess as it is similar to Amaurobius in appearance but not like any I have seen. C.terrestris appears to fit not only with appearance (which is always risky) but also with the habitat so thanks for the help guys |
20-07-2009, 08:15 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
Either C.terrestris or C.atropos they look similar, it all depends where they were in the UK
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20-07-2009, 08:28 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
This little lady was snapped on Exmoor, About 10 miles from Simonsbath (North Devon), near Dunkery Beacon. |
21-07-2009, 08:02 PM
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| | | Re: Spider and egg sac ID
Most likely is C. atropos given the location, though the distribution doesn't quite hit your site. Having said that C. terrestris is a Nationally Scarce (Notable B) species! C. atropos http://www.britishspiders.org.uk/ind...NSYS0000008844 C. terrestris http://www.britishspiders.org.uk/ind...NSYS0000008845
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