Anyone got any idea what this fella is?

[lewisskinner]

Some are not so clear as the others, but the markings ought to be visible.

I collected this on a moist towel underneath my washing machine.

It's around 15mm in body length (from the eyes to the back of the abdomen).

It has a dark brown abdomen with a beige line down the centre of it's abdomen and three chevrons as you look more posteriorly. It's cephalothorax and legs are a lighter shade of brown and slightly shiny.

Sadly, it's missing it right first leg.

Here's the photos. Like I say, some are poor quality - I'm sorry.

 

[What]

Looks to be a Tegenaria sp. of some kind.

 

[lewisskinner]

Oh. Hoped it'd be something more exciting....

Still, it eats like a b******!

 

[Bastian Drolshagen]

hi,
I´d say it is some kind of Amaurobiidae.
Maybe Amaurobius or Coelotes sp.

 

[What]

I just came back to revise my original thoughts! Improver is most likely correct with the Amaurobiidae ID.

 

[cacoseraph]

my first thought was amaurobid

i have seen a somewhat similar species in the US

does it make cribellate webbing (fuzzy, wooly looking webbing, very unlike an orbweb in design and texture)

 

[lewisskinner]

It's not webbed yet. I've had it about 3 days after I caught it by my washing machine.

I don't really know how to keep it. I'll maybe put it in a glass with some substrate and a few twigs, see if it webs.

 

[Bastian Drolshagen]

hi,
most of the Amaurobiidae common to Germany don´t make extensive webbings.
Amaurobius sp. can usually be found in gaps between bricks on/in housings, with only small almost round webbings of about 3-5cm diameter around the gap.
Coleotes sp. can be found in coniferous forests (especially at banks of hiking trails), where they dig holes of about 10-15cm depth and 1-1,5cm diameter. Around those holes a webbing of about 3cm can be found. Remarkable is that I never found single holes of Coleotes sp., they always seem to live in colonies.
When I´m at my parents next time I can make some pictures if anybody´s interested...

 

[Tegenaria]

Looks like Amaurobius similis to me but Im viewing on a PDA

 

[lhystrix]

Size, color, and pattern coincide with Amaurobius ferox, which is commonly encountered in homes and gardens. Also widespread in Britain.

 

[lewisskinner]

Thanks for all the help guys. I'm new here, but if he's not very exciting, I'll let him go.

 

[wesley flower]

i go with Amaurobius ferox