False widow spiders

Stig

Another little beauty from around our house, The Spitting Spider. This handsome chap bimbles around the house late at night. It gets its name from the fact that it can fire both venom and glue at its prey and its enemies alike. Indeed it even sprays the glue (and presumably the venom) in a zig-zag pattern thereby sticking its opponent to the ground. 

WHAddick

 Very impressive pictures. Did anyone know what species Raith’s ghostly fella is?

Stig

I don't know. You're right it does look ghostly. There are a family of spiders called Ghost Spiders, but I'm confident it's not one of them though as they have strong stripes on their carapace.

My best guess (and as guesses go, it's pretty wild) is that it's from the family Anyphaena, of which the Buzzing Spider is the easily the most common UK species. Though these usually have two chevron markings on their abdomen, so it doesn't quite fit.  I have seen Anyphaena without the chevrons, can you guess where it is?

eastterrace6168

Stig said:

I don't know. You're right it does look ghostly. There are a family of spiders called Ghost Spiders, but I'm confident it's not one of them though as they have strong stripes on their carapace.

My best guess (and as guesses go, it's pretty wild) is that it's from the family Anyphaena, of which the Buzzing Spider is the easily the most common UK species. Though these usually have two chevron markings on their abdomen, so it doesn't quite fit.  I have seen Anyphaena without the chevrons, can you guess where it is?

J Block...🙄

Stig

Close, M

thai malaysia addick

On a motorway where you supposed to keep two chevrons between you and the car in front?

cfgs

Taken from below, just before it swooped.

Stig

Swooped?!?!?

cfgs

Stig said:

Swooped?!?!?

She wrapped me up and carried me up to her webbed lair.

WHAddick

Thanks Stig