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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae) » Amaurobius » Amaurobius ferox
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Unidentified spider (deceased upon discovery) - Amaurobius ferox
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Unidentified spider (deceased upon discovery) - Amaurobius ferox
Long Island, Suffolk County, New York, USA
February 24, 2020

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Contributed by DeeLikesBugs on 24 February, 2020 - 2:43pm
Last updated 18 October, 2023 - 8:31am

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Laura P., 25 February, 2020 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

Moved
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… Chad Heins, 25 February, 2020 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

Nothing to worry about
Hello,
This looks like a spider in the family Amaurobiidae based on what I can make out from the eye pattern in the images. This was a male spider. I can tell because the palps are enlarged and have some appendages on them that assist in mating.

Amaurobiidae, the hacklemesh weavers, are nothing to worry about in terms of biting or venom. They are docile and mind their own business, as most spiders do.

I hope this helps.

Thank you,
… Andrew Caudillo, 24 February, 2020 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

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