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Black spider ...ID needed
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Lethargic spider found on pavement on the way to work. Any ideas what kind of spider it is ? Thanks.
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Have a look here http://www.uksafari.com/spiders.htm
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Nah, 'snot a house spider. They're bigger and hairier with a chequered abdomen. Like this:
Dunno what, offhand though. Maybe a money spider, in view of what it appears to be carrying?
Brill photo btw!
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Can't see it on that page you linked to Dove. I do like the photo of the Invisible Spider, though!
arachnis nigris
Mouse spider looks the best fit so far - I've never heard to them. Is the abdomen hairy enough ...
it looks like Zelotes latreillei.
http://srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal/p/Summary/s/Zelotes+latreillei
Hi Alan, Looked at the link. The head seems too wide for my spider, however It is a great link and the site provides ID's of spiders - I think I will register with them to get the experts to take a look.
Thanks jo47 - spider would have been squashed underfoot! Family think I'm mad - nothing new there
OH and I have consulted his books - we think it is a Ground Spider Gnaphosidae
http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/Spiders/Gnaphosidae/Gnaphosidae.htm
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Registered with the link Alan provided - britishspiders.org but waiting for 'authorisation'
Going to check out your link now, Dove
Well, I have had my eyes opened to a cast array of spiders I nver knew existed. They are definitely the right shape and have hair like mine too. This one looks very similar...
No green fangs...might have been the lights.