Amaurobius ferox
(Black Lace-Weaver)

Comments & ID Thoughts

This spider was found with maybe 50 others underneath the floorboard of an old shed. They seemed to be up to 5 plus inches long. The webbing they were found with seemed somewhat funnel like but there were too many webs to tell.

• Submitted by: 
  
  mdec67
• Submitted: Mar 11, 2019
• Photographed: Sep 3, 2014
• Spider: Amaurobius ferox (Black Lace-Weaver)
• Location: Newburgh, New York, United States
• Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Ground layer (leaf litter, dirt, grass, etc),Under rock, log, or debris
• Found in web?: Yes
• Attributes: Dorsal