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Spider for ID - west Algarve - today (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Simon Wates
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Ficedula
velico ergo sum
Lycosa sp?
Andy Adcock
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Simon Wates
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Great thanks, Are you saying that its not identifiable with certainty? (there are no other photos).
I'm shooting way above the hip here, as I know zilch about spiders, if it isn't could it be Hogna radiata?
https://naturdata.com/especie/Hogna-radiata/12975/0/
Simon Wates
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Great, I think we're getting somewhere - I've just looked on Naturdata - a great Portuguese website on the spider section and I don't know where to start - and a fair few different Wolf Spiders (Aranha-lobo).
edit: just seen your edit....I'll look it up - but I'm less than a novice!
I'd thought Wolf Spider bites were harmless. Is that a misconception?
Simon Wates
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Not sure either - but there are a number of species of Wolf Spider now I see - from the page I linked above - some can bite people occasionally but rarely present problems. I've just spoken to a doctor friend and he insists on a hospital visit because if one is allergic - it can be pretty bad.
Simon Wates
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I think I'll go along with that - a male, at least it has a small abdomen. The markings fit very well. Many thanks :t:
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