Identify Black Spider

Hello to everybody from Greece!

I found this spider in my friend's house.I keep her in a aquarium (witthout water :P ) and feeding her some flies.

Can you pleasy help me identifying her species ? (second image more cool ;-) )

Thanks in advance.

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/51/dsc00115wz.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/707/dsc0000129o.jpg/

This message was edited Jun 17, 2011 7:15 AM

It's very hard to tell without a clearer pic but I think it might be a Jumping Spider. Phidippus. Narrowing it more than that will be difficult. Does it move like it's jumping?

http://bugguide.net/node/view/389895/bgimage

This message was edited Jun 18, 2011 6:33 PM

Thanks for the answer.

No my friend,its quite bigger than this one. It moves rarely , but not like jumping.

I will post bigger images soon!

Searching the net.. Found another picture, but still no ID.
http://www.focusphototahoe.com/images/Greece%20big%20black%20spider-3.jpg

YES!!!! THIS IS IT! How can we learn the species ??

I'm going to email the photo links to a professional, and we'll see if they can give us some feedback =)

Many many thanks!!! How about feeding? Should i continue to give her flyies ?

I'm very curious now. I would continue feeding it whatever it will eat.

i would definitely feed her more than just flies. crickets are great if you can find them.

EDIT:
Yay I got email!
Hello Ashley,
I think this is a female Eresus walckenaeri (Ladybird Spider). They have that band on their abdomen and are found in Greece. Yours is a bit more yellow than the one in this picture but see what you think
http://www.flickr.com/photos/17727691@N00/649362096/
glen

This message was edited Jun 24, 2011 4:30 PM

Woohoo! She really is pretty and, from they were saying, quite rare.

Firstly many thanks to everyone!

Yes, my spider is quite similar to this picture,and,indeed more yellow.

Is she too much dangerous ?

EDIT
It matches more to this one http://www.focusphototahoe.com/images/Greece%20big%20black%20spider-3.jpg ;-)

This message was edited Jun 26, 2011 3:59 PM

http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/Eresidae/Eresidae.htm
Haven't found anything else about her so far, but this has some neat info.
I would personally suggest letting her go.
She's obviously a very rare species. It may even be illegal to be keeping one where you are.
That and it seems like you don't have much experience in the care such an animal may need.

EDIT:
Found it. Says an Eresus bite may cause swelling, and severe headache for several hours, and some species' bite may even be fatal.
I would definitely let it go.

EDIT again, another post:
"There is one report of dead child bitten by adult female of E. walckenaeri in Turkey."

This message was edited Jun 26, 2011 7:02 PM