#hackledmesh weaver

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@fetus-cakes submitted: (please do not post with location:[removed])

this goober literally jumped on my keyboard with an audible thud! or maybe she fell? either way she did not want to stay for photos

She was trying to type you a message! Wonder what she was going to say

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@cheerydearie submitted: I saw this big ol spider just now. I've never seen one that looks like this. Super cool back markings! What manner of creature is this lil guy? Location: [removed] (pls remove)

What a beautiful thick woman! She's a hackledmesh weaver in the genus Callobius, maybe Callobius severus.

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@shadowsintime submitted: No ID necessary. Just a friend I made last week. Could very well still be my roommate because I relocated them from the kitchen to the basement. It's the middle of winter so anybody that manages to sneak their way inside because they want somewhere warm to stay gets to stay.

I love her and hope she stays cozy during the winter!

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@ectopistes-migratorius-flock submitted: Many, many friends from lower Michigan, across several months! A crane fly, tobacco hornworm (I think-- I can't really identify them from tomato hornworms), spiders + slugs, ladybeetle, a different (blurrier) spider, small green caterpillar, and a fly I just thought was neat :) it was slowly swivelling its wings in a circle as it sat, and I've seen others of the same species do it constantly - not sure why they're doing that!

I'd like to ask for IDs for these guys, if you're at all able to narrow it down :) tyvm!

Sure! A great group of pals. The first is a tiger crane fly. The caterpillar is definitely a tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta. Tomato hornworms are rare in Michigan. But they’re easy to tell apart by their horn - tobacco hornworms have a red horn and tomato hornworms have a blue horn. A bit hard to see in your photo but it does have a red tip.

Shout out to the ispod in the third photo! Hey lil buddy. I can’t say what the slugs are, but the spider (is it one or several? idk) look like hackledmesh weavers. The beetle of course is an Asian lady beetle and the blurry spider is an eastern parson spider. The caterpillar appears to be one of the whites in the genus Pieris, likely a small white. And finally the fly who waves their wings in a silly manner is a common picture-winged fly. The wing movements are part of courtship, though I don’t know why they do it when they’re alone. Funsies?

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Submitted by @therewithacamera​ without comment but they let me know their location via IM and requested an ID. This friend looks like a lace web spider in the genus Amaurobius, though I can’t tell exactly which one from this photo alone :)

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@thexworldxisxahead submitted: I rescued this little fellow from my restroom tonight. Normally, I would have just let it stay inside, but we're getting a bunch of work done in our house so I let it outside to keep it safe(r).

I don't know if the photos are good enough for an ID but, since I haven't been able to come up with one myself yet, I figured it wouldn't hurt to ask for one. I'm in northeast Ohio.

Looks like a female hackledmesh weaver, probably a black laceweaver in your area. But could potentially be in the genus Callobius instead of Amaurobius.

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Anonymous submitted: Hey ! I live on Vancouver Island 3 hours north of Victoria, and while I was at work I saw this beautiful guy! I'm relatively new to the area, so even native spiders are a treat to see. Unfortunately, could not scoop them to safety while I was at work :(

Hello! This is a very leggy and beautiful pal. Looks like a hackledmesh weaver in Callobius! I've seen the same spiders my whole life and they're still a treat to see :)))

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@penniger​ submitted: Found what I believe to be a Black Laceweaver, Amaurobius ferox, in my basement.

Milwaukee, WI

Ohhhh he is beautiful I love him! Look at those pedipalps. These are excellent pictures, too, good job. He does indeed look like a black laceweaver :)