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title: "Black Laceweaver"
description: "Amaurobius ferox — Insects & spiders. Amaurobius ferox, sometimes known as the black lace-weaver, is a common nocturnal spider belonging to the family Amaurobiidae and genus Amaurobius."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/black-laceweaver
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Black Laceweaver

> Amaurobius ferox — Insects & spiders. Amaurobius ferox, sometimes known as the black lace-weaver, is a common nocturnal spider belonging to the family Amaurobiidae and genus Amaurobius.

- Scientific name: *Amaurobius ferox*
- Category: `insects` (Insects & spiders)
- Habitats: `urban` (Towns & gardens)
- iNaturalist observations: 9320
- Wikidata: [Q2128637](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2128637)
- iNaturalist taxon: [127022](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/127022)

## Names

- en: Black Laceweaver
- de: Kellerspinne
- fr: Amaurobe féroce
- nl: Grote kaardespin
- pl: Sidlisz piwniczny

## Countries with the most observations

US (2610), GB (973), CA (487), FR (451), DE (111), AT (69), BE (35), DK (33), LU (32), CZ (29), PL (29), IT (28)

## Summary

Amaurobius ferox, sometimes known as the black lace-weaver, is a common nocturnal spider belonging to the family Amaurobiidae and genus Amaurobius. 
Its genus includes three subsocial species, A. fenestralis, A. similis and A. ferox, all three of which have highly developed subsocial organizations.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amaurobius_ferox

## Photo

![Black Laceweaver](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/black-laceweaver/medium.jpg)

Photo: Neville Park · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/74443697

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/black-laceweaver?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).