Uroctea durandi

Picture ID 4827

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I found this spider in a log of vermiculite which I bought from a pet shop for my pet snake. It was in what looked like an egg or possible a tangle of web.

Submitted by:
keriannebaillie
Submitted: Feb 1, 2018
Photographed: Jan 31, 2018
Spider: Uroctea durandi
Location: Greenock, United Kingdom
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: Yes
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ItsyBitsy

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February 1, 2018 2:04 pm

Hi, welcome to Spider ID. 🙂 If I’m seeing it right this looks like it might be a Wall Spider – possibly Uroctea durandi, which is Mediterranean in origin and not native to the UK.
https://spiderid.com/picture/3249/

KerianneBaillie

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

February 1, 2018 4:38 pm

Thanks so much. I googled and I agree it definitely does look like a wall spider.
Thanks again!

ItsyBitsy

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Reply to KerianneBaillie

February 1, 2018 4:49 pm

You’re welcome! Thanks for sharing, it’s interesting to see which species are good at sneaking outside their natural range.

ItsyBitsy

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February 1, 2018 4:57 pm

Species placement tentative.

Mark420

April 10, 2020 7:21 am

I found one exactly the same, it’s definitely Uroctea durandi, have you bought cork bark or cork tubes recently? As that’s where the one I found came from.