cave spider meta spp?

diggleken · #1 (**permalink**) 10-02-2012, 08:50 PM

Hi all,
Spiders arent my usual thing, but this big beauty seemed strange - it was discovered in the dark under the hatch of a cess pit (!) here in the pennines today - could it be a cave spider, meta spp?

Grateful for any help/steer.

Cheers
Ken

No.9 Spider · #2 (**permalink**) 10-02-2012, 09:57 PM

Looks good for Meta menardi to me.

diggleken · #3 (**permalink**) 11-02-2012, 08:45 AM

Oooohh, thanks a lot no. 9, I hoped it was!

Dark and damp as its supposed to be too.
I'll post a pic in Gallery.
I can only see 414 UK records, if you think its needed, who should I send details to, anyone know?
Cheers
Ken

Meta menardi · #4 (**permalink**) 11-02-2012, 09:50 AM

LERN - Lancashire Environment Record Network Website should do the job, I think. Any records are worth having, things don't have to be uncommon.

diggleken · #5 (**permalink**) 11-02-2012, 01:17 PM

Thanks Meta (!) Its not in the Lancashire area, its greater Manchester - but I'll send it to GM local records centre which I use anyway, just thought there might be something different - I'll also look to the spiders and harvestman recording scheme.
And, quite right, it doesnt, nor should it, need to be rare etc - I record much of what I find via GM LRC to NBN gateway and local fungus groups etc, so well said and reminded!
Cheers
Ken