Spider ID tarantula in France

[markowolf]

Hello!!

I saved this guy from a wasp attack while hunting wolf spiders in Lorgues,south of France.

I came just at the right moment before he got stung.

Please help me ID this spider because it obviously isn't a wolf spider and it has all markings of primitive spiders like fang orientation and eye arrangement.
Body size is around 20mm and I still haven't measured lega span.

 

[Ran]

That is a mature male tarantula...do not know the species sorry.

 

[KezyGLA]

Nice find.

I don't have a clue what this is.

 

[markowolf]

Thank you guys!

It really looks like a tarantula but I just can't find anything similar on images from Google...

Hm.. Looks like this is going to be a long and interesting search...

I will post more images as soon as I get it home in a nice terrarium...

 

[sdsnybny]

@Chris LXXIX
or @Philth Might be able to help

 

[Tarantula_Hawk]

Thats a mature male Nemesia sp. (Nemesiidae). They are mygalomorph trapdoor spiders.

 

[markowolf]

After checking the pictures it really is Nemesia sp. !! I went to the place where I caught the guy and I found many more in holes in the ground!!

They are extremely aggressive.

The spider is returned to nature.

Thank You Tarantula_Hawk!!

 

[Ratmosphere]

Such an amazing find.

 

[Nosiris]

Agree, it's interesting news to me that there are Nemesiidae in France. I know of N iberesia in Spain & Portugal but didn't think Europe had any others.

 

[Majo]

Little question, it is breedable ? Or is it forbidden ?