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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae)
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Spider
Copyright © 2006 Ray A. Akey

Spider
Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
April 29, 2006
Size: approx. 1 inch
Can someone tell me what kind of spider this is? Thanks in advance.
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Contributed by Ray A. Akey on 30 April, 2006 - 7:03pm
Last updated 3 May, 2006 - 1:29pm

Reminds us of
the Amaurobiidae - Hacklemesh Weavers. Images can be found in the guide here. Jeff should have a more solid ID for you, but you can check out those images while you wait. Can you edit your submission and add an approximate size? Just head and body, not legs.
… john and jane balaban, 30 April, 2006 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Updated spider size
Thanks John/Jane for the general ID. I have updated the size.

Ray A. Akey
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