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Eresidae
(Velvet Spiders)

Picture ID 14642

Picture of Eresidae (Velvet Spiders) - Dorsal

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Its approximately 2.5cm in length. Found in Comporta, Portugal.

  • Submitted by: 
    parnold
  • Submitted: May 22, 2018
  • Photographed: May 22, 2018
  • Spider: Eresidae (Velvet Spiders)
  • Location: Comporta, Portugal
  • Spotted Outdoors: Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc)
  • Found in web?: No
  • Attributes: Dorsal
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ItsyBitsy

Wow, what a fantastic spider. 🙂 Looks like a Velvet Spider Eresidae/Eresus. I haven’t found a spot-on match for it yet, the closest I see is Eresus solitarius and this looks like it could be something else.
http://www.aranhas.info/img/data/media/101/eresptres1.jpg

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parnold

Thank you so much for pointing me in the right direction, definitely an Eresus I would say…?
It seems far less common to find the b/w colouration, I’ve only so far found a few (slightly less than reliable) sources, most of which suggest this might be a male? Lets see what some further research uncovers… !

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