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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae) » Callobius » Callobius bennetti
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Hacklemesh Weaver Spider - Callobius bennetti - female
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Hacklemesh Weaver Spider - Callobius bennetti - Female
Robert Frost Trail, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
May 29, 2005
Size: ~10 mm
I found this fella under loose bark on a tree stump. It looks a lot like Tom's photo.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 30 May, 2005 - 3:11pm
Last updated 16 April, 2006 - 7:37pm

a little far from home?
This little fricker bit me on the back of the knee climbing out of the shower this morning. Looks exactly like the pic, but a greyer solid abdomen. You wouldn't believe the stress I went through and length of time it took to identify it and find out if it's poisonous or not. Kansas City, Kansas area, inside a house's bathroom, and they hurt quite a bit when they bite. Persistent sting & burn afterwards. It's leaving a good 1-1.5cm welt. Quite aggressive as well, tried to bite twice more, through a tissue.
… ghent96, 4 October, 2005 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

 
aggressivness
i have encountered several males and all have been pretty passive. when poked and prodded, they casually move away without attempting to attack.
… kumquaticus, 22 November, 2009 - 12:50pm login or register to post comments

Amaurobiid
Callobius bennetti. These are rather ubiquitous in the Northeast and elsewhere...I might add. This species is also common in southern Canada. This is a female.
… Tom Adams, 30 May, 2005 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Tom!
Is Tom's photo the same species? Sure looks like it...
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 31 May, 2005 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

 
I would say
a definitive yes!
… Tom Adams, 8 June, 2005 - 5:17pm login or register to post comments

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