| Opilio
canestrinii is an invasive species which arrived in
Nottinghamshire as recently as 2010, but is likely to
have been present at least several years earlier. It is
often found in gardens and on the walls of buildings and
is certainly commonest in urban areas. In some parts of
the UK, Opilio canestrinii seems to have
replaced Opilio parietinus, but we have yet to
record any evidence of this in Nottinghamshire and the
two species can often be found sharing the same wall.
Still less widespread than Opilio parietinus in
Nottinghamshire and easily identified by the orange coxa and trochanter
- the two leg joints nearest the body. The male is shown in the bottom
two photographs. |
