Species ID?

[mundanemantis]

I ordered some livefood for my insects, and this morning while i was moving the crickets into another enclosure, this little fella climbed out. I cant really work out what species they are,, i tried to look up native species to the UK to see if i could match them with any but the closest i came was some similarities to Amaurobius similis and Zygiella x-notata but im not positivebirs either. Any ideas?

(sorry for the blurry image; they are pretty small so its hard to get a clear one)

 

[8 legged]

Try to get another picture please. At first sight this could be some kind of huntsman...
Zygiella - I don´t think so...
Amaurobis - maybe...
What size?

 

[mundanemantis]

Try to get another picture please. At first sight this could be some kind of huntsman...
Zygiella - I don´t think so...
Amaurobis - maybe...
What size?

their pretty small, but their abdomen is quite large, probably bigger than the body. im not good with centimetres and inches and stuff so i can say with guarantee what size they are in that way. and sure! i can try get a more clear picture of them

 

[8 legged]

It was in a pack with food, obviously the abdomen is large!

 

[chanda]

Hitched a ride with the crickets, you say? It is almost certainly the "cricket thief," Thanatus vulgaris. They are common hitchhikers in cricket shipments.

Compare to this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1669005 or this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/260418/bgimage

 

[8 legged]

Hitched a ride with the crickets, you say? It is almost certainly the "cricket thief," Thanatus vulgaris. They are common hitchhikers in cricket shipments.

Compare to this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1669005 or this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/260418/bgimage

Cool, never heart about this!

 

[mundanemantis]

It was in a pack with food, obviously the abdomen is large!

haha, yeah true, anyhow i got some more clear pictures, hope these help with identifying!

 

[mundanemantis]

Hitched a ride with the crickets, you say? It is almost certainly the "cricket thief," Thanatus vulgaris. They are common hitchhikers in cricket shipments.

Compare to this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1669005 or this one: https://bugguide.net/node/view/260418/bgimage

oh wow yeah! that looks exactly like them

 

[8 legged]

I think chanda hit the bull's eye!

 

[mundanemantis]

It was in a pack with food, obviously the abdomen is large!

woke up today to find she has laid an egg sack! that would also probably explain the huge abdomen haha