Family - Mimetidae
Genus - Ero
Known as Pirate Spiders. They invade other Spiders Webs and feed on the
inhabitants. This is the first one I've ever seen and a very exciting find for me!
I had a feeling it was a Mimetid so I sent these photographs to Peter Harvey
of the British Arachnological Society.
"This is Mimetidae yes, Ero. From the four tubercles on the abdomen, the
way these are arranged and the early date, this is almost certainly
Ero aphana - this used to occur as a very rare spider on some
southern heathlands, but in more recent years has increased markedly,
turning up much more widely and in all sorts of habitats". Peter Harvey (BAS)
Wyevale Garden Centre
Brighton
29.03.12
Genus - Ero
Known as Pirate Spiders. They invade other Spiders Webs and feed on the
inhabitants. This is the first one I've ever seen and a very exciting find for me!
I had a feeling it was a Mimetid so I sent these photographs to Peter Harvey
of the British Arachnological Society.
way these are arranged and the early date, this is almost certainly
Ero aphana - this used to occur as a very rare spider on some
southern heathlands, but in more recent years has increased markedly,
turning up much more widely and in all sorts of habitats". Peter Harvey (BAS)
Wyevale Garden Centre
Brighton
29.03.12
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