Very flat spider on my wall (UK)

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Marz2292 Grimsby, United Kingdom Sep 05, 2010

Hello there, I recently had a very peculiar looking spider on the wall in my bathroom, and I was wondering if anybody had an idea about what type of spider it is.

Thanks very much.

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Sep 06, 2010

Possibly a Harvestmen: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2405/bgimage from the order Opiliones.

They are different from Spiders in that the body appears to have a single segment.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 07, 2010

This definitely is a harvestman; it appears to be Dicranopalpus ramosus, a Mediterranean species that seems to be a relatively recent addition to the British fauna - see http://tinyurl.com/29xhlvu for an image. It is the only member of its subfamily (Dicranopalpinae) known from Britain.

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