Ladybird spider  (Eresus sandaliatus)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Arachnida
Order Araneae
Family Eresidae
Genus Eresus
Size Female length (excluding legs): 10-16 mm
Male length (excluding legs): 6-9 mm
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Status

Classified as Endangered in the British Red Data Book and protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981.