ID this spider *pics*

Brianhogs

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I found this little girl about 3 months ago and It is very sensitive to light. Found in Wilbur, Washington





 

Brianhogs

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Thanks!..Do you know how toxic their venom is? Because when it catches crickets, the cricket looks like it paralyzed when she releases her grip.
 

Bastian Drolshagen

Arachnobaron
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hi,
dunno, can´t even tell you the exact species...I´m not that into non European Amaurobiidae..
 

crpy

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Im pretty sure its a drassodes (Gnaphosidae) typical ground spider. My 8yr old daughter was bitten when she picked one up, it must have hurt because it made her cry
 

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I agree with Amaurobiidae. Gnaphosidae has prominent spinnerets for one. Could be Amaurobius ferox a "Hackledmesh Weaver".
 
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