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Have no idea of species; iNaturalist.org gave no clues.
It was in the "roof" of a tunnel going under a road with another of the same species engulfed in too much webbing to be very useful though I did photograph it and it can be found here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18359272 Many specimens of "The Herald" moth also present - no other life observed other than another spider that appeared dead. Temps below freezing.
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- Submitted: Nov 16, 2018
- Photographed: Nov 11, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Pinckney, Michigan, United States
- Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.)
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
Hi, could be a black lace weaver spider. The camera flash makes it hard to see if it has the abdominal pattern. False black widow also possible, They have abdominal dimpling and some gold banding. Both species live in very dark places. You gave me a great idea, I never thought of hunting spiders in a pedestrian tunnel under a highway nearby.
Well I hope you have fun in that pedestrian tunnel! 🙂 I finding scores of The Harold moths and spiders there. Most are in the middle of the tunnel where it is darkest and maybe warmer or at least less windswept. I’ll try shooting them with a diffused flash next time. That might help with the color patterns. Thanks!