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15-06-2009, 09:15 PM
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| | | Black spider ID
Hi all. Approx 9-10mm. Female Amaurobius sp?.  |
15-06-2009, 10:33 PM
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Any further details such as habitat, web etc. Certainly has the look of Amaurobius ferox though possibly Coelotes species, Coelotes atropos or Coelotes terrestris (more common in South). Coelotes species were once Amaurobius, though at the time Amaurobius were Ciniflo!
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16-06-2009, 05:37 PM
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Hey No.9. I found her in a pack of bricks in work. Backing onto them are big bramble bushes, fir trees and a small stream. The web was very messy. The strands seemed very thing and cotton wool like. Hope this helps |
17-06-2009, 08:42 AM
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I'd say it's definitely Amaurobius ferox from the feint abdominal pattern and general colour.
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17-06-2009, 06:58 PM
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Sorry to question it, but I thought it was risky to try an ID from sheer looks with spiders? |
17-06-2009, 07:07 PM
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17-06-2009, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by sebastianbawn  Sorry to question it, but I thought it was risky to try an ID from sheer looks with spiders? | What do you want, a guarantee? Folks does their best.
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17-06-2009, 07:50 PM
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Not a guarantee. I am trying to learn more about spiders and was wondering how No.9 came to that conclusion. Guarntess are only confirmed by microscope work usually |
17-06-2009, 08:33 PM
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| | | Re: Black spider ID
A ferox mature males have very distinctive white parts to the palps - unmistakeable. Your pictures don't show this. M. |
17-06-2009, 08:39 PM
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Thanks Mickmassie. The 2 pics together have eluded me for some time. Especially the last pic, very pale smudge pattern to the abdomen? Its very confusing | | | |
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