check it out now ! Eresus_niger

[The_Phantom]

This is a Eresus niger. Cool huh ? Hmm. How did a spider know what a lady bug looked like to evolve spots like one ? Or is it mere coinsidence ! :?

 

[The_Phantom]

another. too cool!

 

[Venom]

Lovely! Is that an imported spider , or did ya just find that pic on the web ? It is hardly native to NA .

 

[Wade]

Originally posted by Spider_savior
This is a Eresus niger. Cool huh ? Hmm. How did a spider know what a lady bug looked like to evolve spots like one ? Or is it mere coinsidence ! :?

Most likley, this is a case of Batesian mimicry, where an edible creature (the spider) mimics an inedible (or at least bad tasting) one (the lady beetle). Lady beetles have a foul taste to most predators, so birds (for example) would probably pass over a spider that looks like one.

Wade

 

[The_Phantom]

Originally posted by Venom
Lovely! Is that an imported spider , or did ya just find that pic on the web ? It is hardly native to NA .

I found it on the web. I thought it was sooo cool had to post. Apparently they are rare, and protected.

 

[Alex S.]

Eresidae

The Eresidae are awesome. That specimen is a male as the female Eresus niger is all black while the male is brightly colored. This is true with most males in the family Eresidae.

Alex S.

 

[Raveness]

Here is some info.. I wonder if anybody sells Velvet spiders.. because they are one of my favorite types.

Sorry not in English, but tells you what species it is Eresus niger

http://www.altmuehlnet.de/landkreis/NATUR/WACHHOLD/bilder/roehrens.htm