Comments & ID Thoughts
As previous. Both photographs from 2007
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- Submitted: Feb 28, 2019
- Photographed: Jul 1, 2007
- Spider: Opiliones (Harvestmen)
- Location: Bristol, United Kingdom
- Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
This is not a true spider, but a close relative. It is a Harvestman or Opilionid in a closely related group of arachnids called the Opiliones. The forked pedipalps, very long second legs and stance with the legs strewtched out to the sides suggest this is Dicranopalpus ramosus. It is an introduced species that was first recorded in Britain around 1970 and has spread rapidly since then, likely through additional introductions.
Many thanks, that’s really helpful. Peter