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Can someone help identify this spider?

ross81 · 2018-02-01 21:18:24

Found him lurking above my bed ready to strike in the dead of night ;) Sorry theyre a bit blurry. Don't think i've seen this species before. Anyway, safely released him into the garden.

01-02-2018 10:18PM

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Found him lurking above my bed ready to strike in the dead of night Sorry theyre a bit blurry. Don't think i've seen this species before. Anyway, safely released him into the garden.

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#2 01-02-2018 10:22PM

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Thread moved from Animals and Pets, please note a new charter now applies.
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#3 01-02-2018 10:24PM

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ross81 wrote: »

Found him lurking above my bed ready to strike in the dead of night Sorry theyre a bit blurry. Don't think i've seen this species before. Anyway, safely released him into the garden.

False widow?

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#4 01-02-2018 10:50PM

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Looks like a false widow. Don't believe all the hype about them they're harmless

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#5 02-02-2018 01:14AM

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ok good to know, thanks all.

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