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turkish van · Thursday 1st July 2010, 16:05

Anyone know anything about the distribution or population size of Meta menardi in Britain, particularly SE Scotland if poss? There's a little colony local to me which doesn't seem to be on the NBN Gateway, just wondered if it's worth reporting or not.

Any info at all welcome, I love them!

turkish van · Thursday 1st July 2010, 16:52

for those who haven't been up close and personal....

and eating snail eggs with egg sac in the background!

salticus · Thursday 1st July 2010, 18:15

As you mention the NBN gateway presumably you've seen their distribution map for the species, and I can't think of a better guide to its distribution.

You could try an appropriate contact from the British Arachnological Society's web page but personally I think it would be best initially to contact the local wildlife trust - they often to like to be kept informed about these things, and should pass the information on to the mapping scheme.

turkish van · Thursday 1st July 2010, 19:53

I thought that might be the answer, thanks for your reply, I guess it was a long shot that there'd be a cave spider specialist on the forum!

Thursday 1st July 2010, 16:05	#1
turkish van Number 1 celebrity badger Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,594 My location	Cave spider distribution Anyone know anything about the distribution or population size of Meta menardi in Britain, particularly SE Scotland if poss? There's a little colony local to me which doesn't seem to be on the NBN Gateway, just wondered if it's worth reporting or not. Any info at all welcome, I love them! __________________ Laura

Thursday 1st July 2010, 16:52	#2
turkish van Number 1 celebrity badger Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,594 My location	for those who haven't been up close and personal.... and eating snail eggs with egg sac in the background! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Laura

Thursday 1st July 2010, 19:53	#4
turkish van Number 1 celebrity badger Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 2,594 My location	I thought that might be the answer, thanks for your reply, I guess it was a long shot that there'd be a cave spider specialist on the forum! __________________ Laura

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salticus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Suffolk Posts: 290	As you mention the NBN gateway presumably you've seen their distribution map for the species, and I can't think of a better guide to its distribution. You could try an appropriate contact from the British Arachnological Society's web page but personally I think it would be best initially to contact the local wildlife trust - they often to like to be kept informed about these things, and should pass the information on to the mapping scheme.

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