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C_Strike
04-29-2006, 12:52 PM
Ok, so i need an identification on a spider i had to collect today for the RSPCA...
Any1 able to enlighten me to what it is?...
It looks like a woodlouse spider (Dysdera) I only know of Dysdera crocata tho, and that is brown..
This spider has a beautiful, irridescent green glow on its chelicerae and is very aggressive.
It was found i a gap betweeen two houses in Wiltshire about 10ft up the wall i the cracks of brickwork.
Its not very good at climbing, unable to keep a sure hold on the takeaway carton it was kept in.
Any clues would be great!
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Though as far as i'm aware, Dysdera have only 6 eyes... i havent been able to tell that with this thing

Scolopendra55
04-29-2006, 02:42 PM
It does look like some species of Dysdera to me. How big is it? If you're not going to keep it you should send it my way ;)

C_Strike
04-29-2006, 03:03 PM
its about 2- 3 inch legspan, and as for aggression, it rivals my Ornithoctonus aureotibialis... and that is one rediculously nasty little maddam:evil: ! hehe
But im gonna have to keep hold of it for a while... i kinda like it :}

C_Strike
04-29-2006, 03:55 PM
Ok, got an id, segestria florentina.. introduced species, that i guess, must have become established from Bristol for the local population, around 40-50miles away as thats the nearest port with a confirmed population of them.
many many thanks to :worship: :worship: R Gallon:worship: :worship: for ID.

Scolopendra55
05-01-2006, 09:57 PM
Good to hear you got an ID :D If you ever get another you know where to send it ;)