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the larger spider in my photo - Trachelas tranquillus (broad-faced sac spider) is my best guess. It lives on the shady side of my house in/on the vinyl siding. Appears to be nocturnal.
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- Submitted: Oct 5, 2018
- Photographed: Sep 14, 2018
- Spider: Trachelas tranquillus (Broad-faced Sac Spider)
- Location: Nashua , New Hampshire, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
- Found in web?: No
- Attributes: Dorsal
Dec 14, 2025
Nov 21, 2025
Nashua, 
Sorry, I put the wrong habitat, I found them in tall grass and brush adjacent to my property. Another similar spider lives on my house.
Your big black spider looks very much like the Black Lace-Weaver shown in the first row of confirmed species when you select location New Hampshire.
Thank you for working on it! Black lace weavers have gold dorsal abdominal markings. I have them living in my basement. They have a more compact body shape. I’ll post a photo, maybe I identified them wrong. It’s totally possible …
The female black lace weaver doesn’t have the markings, after all, I see what you mean.