Amaurobius ferox adult male - Amaurobius ferox

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Lynette Elliott, 28 December, 2013 - 9:14am

Amaurobius ferox

Your spider might be Amaurobius ferox. Compare with

Don't worry it's not one of the medically significant spiders.

… Lynette Elliott, 24 December, 2013 - 9:58pm

Thanks!

Yes! I think you have ID'ed my spider! I am so happy I can set him free. I now wonder if he came from my house or in the burlap from Michigan?

… Sherry, 24 December, 2013 - 10:46pm

Can't help with the ID, unfor

Can't help with the ID, unfortunately, as I am completely useless when it comes to our eight-legged friends.

If I'm not mistaken, those "boxing gloves" are pedipalps - sperm packet transfer appendages - and so this is a gentleman spider.

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 24 December, 2013 - 8:07pm

Thanks! In the meantime I did

Thanks! In the meantime I did read up on spiders here at BugGuide and did learn that much. It is nice to know he looks like a he because he is a he. ;-) I would love to ID him in the hopes that he can be released. He is currently a prisoner but he does have water and I found him a little bug in case he gets hungry.

… Sherry, 24 December, 2013 - 9:54pm