I've no idea about spider species. I can only say, the first specimen was a rather "big" spider...
Both spiders were found in "garriga habitat", and the second spider seemed to me to be very common.
Berislav Horvatic wrote:I would say that at least the first one was a Lycosa tarantula, quite common on Krk,
so why not on Cres as well.
Berislav Horvatic wrote:But it's relatively easy to lure them out of their holes, so I wonder why you didn't try.
One just picks a culm of grass with a spikelet, wets the spikelet with saliva, and offers
it to the spider. It might take some patience, but usually the spider bites the lure and
gets pulled out of its den. Then you cover the entrance with a small stone or something,
to prevent it rushing back, and the spider is at your mercy for a decent photo-session.
I didn't know the saliva trick. I've tried only with a spikelet of grass, ...
Robert Madl wrote:The second spider is Agelena labyrinthica with its typical funnel web in the gras.
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