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Monday, 31 January 2011

Spider for id

Hi all/Bruce...found this little beauty yesterday in a dead log in the local wood .No idea what it is any help appreciated
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  1. Bruce1 February 2011 at 11:04

    Its a female Amaurobius fenestralis. They are commonly found under bark and logs. The only other similar looking species you are likely to see is A. similis which occurs around houses.
    See:
    http://wiki.britishspiders.org.uk/index.php5?title=Amaurobius_spp.

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  2. AndyC1 February 2011 at 15:51

    Thanks Bruce its a fine looking spider

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