Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
Upcoming Events

National Moth Week photos of insects and people. Here's how to add your images.

Photos of insects and people from the 2019 BugGuide Gathering in Louisiana, July 25-27

Discussion, insects and people from the 2018 gathering in Virginia, July 27-29

Photos of insects and people from the 2015 gathering in Wisconsin, July 10-12

Photos of insects and people from the 2014 gathering in Virginia, June 4-7.

Photos of insects and people from the 2013 gathering in Arizona, July 25-28

Photos of insects and people from the 2012 gathering in Alabama

Photos of insects and people from the 2011 gathering in Iowa
TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Hacklemesh Weavers (Amaurobiidae) » Amaurobius » Amaurobius ferox
Photo#39520
Found in my house - Amaurobius ferox - male
Copyright © 2005 Sue House-Hepburn

Found in my house - Amaurobius ferox - Male
St. Catharines, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
December 20, 2005
found this little guy in my basement bathroom sink -- can anyone identify it? Is is harmful?
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Sue House-Hepburn on 21 December, 2005 - 11:16pm
Last updated 8 September, 2013 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from Coras. Happened upon this one and noticed it was misplaced. There's also Amaurobius borealis in Ontario, but it looks different enough to conclude this is most likely A. ferox (adult male).
… Mandy Howe, 8 September, 2013 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

Male
I do not know, but I can say it is a male. The "clubbed" pedipalps are how one can tell.
… Sean McCann, 22 December, 2005 - 9:57am login or register to post comments

 
Not harmful.
Whatever this is, it is not dangerous to humans. Spiders that ARE dangerous, in North America, include only the widows (Latrodectus spp.), the brown spiders (Loxosceles spp.), and maybe the "hobo spider" (Tegeneria agrestis). Naturally, anyone with sensitivity to insect stings and other arthropod venoms should probably avoid close contact with any spider. This specimen might be a male hackled-mesh weaver, family Amaurobiidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 December, 2005 - 10:32am login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2021 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Contact