Unidentified

Picture ID 111446

Picture of unidentified spider

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This is not my picture! I just wanted to discuss with you guys something very weird! I found this spider smashed on the road, I think a car must have run it over. When I went home and searched for it I found out it is called ladybird spider and is an endangered species, that lives mostly in the UK and central Europe. It said that in the UK they keep a thousand of them in a protected area cause there are only a few of them. I live in the Greece near the city so how did this spider get here and since it is so rare and an endangered species do you think I should call an expert an entomologist or something to come take a look at the area?

  • Submitted by: 
    Despina
  • Submitted: Jun 13, 2020
  • Photographed: Jun 4, 2020
  • Spider: Unidentified
  • Location: Thessaloniki, Greece
  • Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes:
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LittleSlingLover

I have also seen a lot of pictures of these guys in Greece. It could also be tied to region, as you think, or the actual species. Eresus kovaris does have a few sub-species I believe so that could be it as well.

n4tsos