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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynes » Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae)
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Amaurobiidae coras - male
Copyright © 2006 J Lee

Amaurobiidae coras - Male
Northfield, Jackson County, Wisconsin, USA
November 28, 2006
Size: inch and a quarter

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Contributed by J Lee on 29 November, 2006 - 9:51pm
Last updated 13 January, 2007 - 4:22pm

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Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 13 January, 2007 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

Amaurobiidae ?
I'd vote for an Amaurobiidae instead. In any case, it is very much like them to be caught in a bath : this is the time of year when the males roam around the house in search of a mate. I am not familiar with N american spiders, but there are a few pictures in the guide that are very similar (Hacklemesh weaver ?)

Philippe
… Philippe Moniotte, 30 November, 2006 - 4:30am login or register to post comments

 
I agree.
This is a male Amaurobiid, probably in the genus Coras.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 November, 2006 - 10:45am login or register to post comments

 
Great!
Thank you both. looked a little different to me than the two pictures I found of Amaurobiid, but closer than what I was thinking and that may be from being warmly soaked. It just didn't seem like it belonged among the orb weavers. The pictures I saw though didn't show the sparse hairs on the legs or prominent spinnerets, but I didn't find pictures of genus Coras either. THank you though I think this gets me close enough to add to my species list :)!!!
… J Lee, 30 November, 2006 - 10:11pm login or register to post comments

 
definately!
looked it up elsewhere to find an exact specie picture and you are of course right!!! perfect! Thank you VERY MUCH!
… J Lee, 30 November, 2006 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

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