Amaurobius

Picture ID 42937

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Found on domestic premises (2nd floor bedroom) in Edinburgh, Scotland

Submitted by:
scot42
Submitted: Oct 7, 2018
Photographed: Sep 8, 2018
Spider: Amaurobius
Location: CITY OF EDINBURGH, United Kingdom
Spotted Indoors: Other
Found in web?: No
Attributes: Dorsal

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ItsyBitsy

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October 7, 2018 2:45 pm

Hi, this looks like it might be one of the Lace-web Spiders (Amaurobius). I’m not used to seeing them with the abdomen quite this swollen though (possibly gravid) making it look a bit different, so I may be mistaken.

scot42

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Reply to ItsyBitsy

October 11, 2018 4:39 am

Thank you for your comment. Having checked images of other Lace-web spiders I agree that this one must be one of those, although I have not found any images of Lace-webs with such a blue abdomen. The colour however may be due to the cold daylight shining through a window behind it.