Wednesday 20 April 2011

Coelotes sp.

    Family - Amaurobiidae used to be Agelenidae
    Genus - Coelotes
    Many thanks to Gary Bradley of Uksafari.com
    for forwarding my photo's to Ian Dawson of the
    British Arachnological Society.
    Many thanks to Ian for sharing his knowledge:-
    "This is a Coelotes sp., either C. atropos or C. terrestris, depending on
    where it was found. The female remains with her eggsac until she
    dies, the young spiderlings feeding on her body."

    Kingley Vale Nature Reserve, West Sussex
    15.04.2011
    Kingley Vale Nature Reserve, West Sussex
    15.04.2011

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