Amaurobius ferox
(Black Lace-Weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

Found this 8 leg lady in Maspeth, Queens, NY. I have never seen anything like this in NY before. My Son thought it was a black house spider, but those belong on the opposite side of the globe.

Could someone please ID it?

• Submitted by: 
  
  ronv
• Submitted: May 12, 2018
• Photographed: May 12, 2018
• Spider: Amaurobius ferox (Black Lace-Weaver)
• Sex: 
  
  Female,
• Location: Maspeth, Queens, New York, New York, United States
• Spotted Indoors: Basement or Cellar
• Found in web?: No
• Attributes: Dorsal