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Title: Spider in greenhouse this morning
Post by: tonybloke on May 03, 2009, 09:27:05

Can anyone ID this for me? looked in all my books, can't find it!!
size = body length about 3mm
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Title: Re: Spider in greenhouse this morning
Post by: Fork on May 03, 2009, 09:49:34

You hit the nail on the head....its the common greenhouse spider....common now because it came over in a crate of bananas and colonated very quickly ;) ;D ;D

Seriously,have not got a clue.Looked in my book too.

Title: Re: Spider in greenhouse this morning
Post by: Baccy Man on May 03, 2009, 11:02:14

Looks like some kind of Steatoda possibly S. Grossa.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/life/insects-spiders/bug-forum/?q=node/183

http://www.eurospiders.com/Steatoda_grossa.htm

Title: Re: Spider in greenhouse this morning
Post by: tonybloke on May 03, 2009, 16:11:27

portugese, eh? must have come over with the workforce of Bernard Matthews!!
thanks for finding that, Baccy Man, ;)

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