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The Greek Ladybird Spider, also known as Eresus walckenaeri, comes from the eastern Mediterranean countries and regions of Southern Balkans, Southern Italy, Turkey, Aegean Sea islands, and Greece. These spiders are quickly gaining popularity in the Tarantula Keeping Hobby even though they are not tarantulas! These diminutive cuties are more closely related to wolf spiders, orb weavers, and jumping spiders than they are to tarantulas. Spiderlings are usually available in the hobby market when they are as small as ¼ of an inch in diagonal leg span. At full size, females top out just under two inches. Adult males are much smaller, but develop a pretty, bright red lady bug pattern on their abdomens. This species gets its common name from what English speaking Europeans call lady bugs, which is, “ladybird”. I think that they look like the love child of a jumping spider and teddy bear!
