Amaurobius ferox
A fairly common spider, but tends to be less obvious than other Amaurobius species, preferring to make it's web under stones, logs, the cellars of houses etc. This is a quite large species and does seem to have a tendancy to bite if handled. These two adults were found under a drain cover at a Market Warsop house in September 2009.
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UK distribution of Amaurobius ferox
 

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