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  • 06-04-2014 12:20am
    #1
    Teyla Emmagan
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    Probably not the right forum but I have never seen anything like this before. He is the size of a spider, but walks like a bee or a wasp, and doesn't have wings. And he's definitely red.

    red.jpeg
    red2.jpeg


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  • #2
    VonVix
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    Woodlouse spider maybe?

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



  • #3
    DBB
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    He's certainly a spider, but not sure what type... Might be the woodlouse-chomping Dysdera crocata, which is red, but perhaps not!
    I can move this over to the nature forum if you like?


  • #4
    VonVix
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    DBB wrote: »
    Dysdera crocata

    Please tell me you Google'd that haha.

    [Dog Training + Behaviour Nerd]



  • #5
    Pretzill
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    It looks like a house spider. Can't really see him red in the pics - looks brown to me. It's got eight legs so definitley arachnid - he looks like a spider in trouble tbh - little antenna are kinda limp looking.


  • #6
    DBB
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 9,770 Mod ✭✭✭✭DBB


    VonVix wrote: »
    Please tell me you Google'd that haha.

    I have a nerd-tastic memory for the Latin names of animals, I even devoted a good chunk of my life to identifying invertebrates to species level, but I will admit to checking this one! :-D


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  • #7
    Teyla Emmagan
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    Yeah, it's a woodlouse spider. Thank you!! Have never seen one before. 16 minutes to identification, that's good - even for Boards.


  • #8
    ShaShaBear
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    Definitely woodlouse spider, had one of these in my bed a few years back!


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