Ero cambridgei

*Ero cambridgei* (Kulczynski, 1911)
One of four species commonly referred to as Pirate Spiders, with distinctive tubercles on the abdomen. Ero cambridgei is a fairly common spider found in a band stretching from Moorbridge Pond at Bulwell, north-east through the Sherwood Forest area and reaching as far north as Misson Carr. The two photos show an extremely colourful sub-adult found at New Ollerton in early November 2010, but not all specimens are of this colour.
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The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - British Arachnological Survey (Sherwood Forest Country Park Arachnid Survey 1978-1979 Report). Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Howard Williams. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Bob Merritt. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust.

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Updated April 2019