Žan Kafol Aerial & cave photographer SL
Journal

Photo story

Amaurobius ferox

Macro

At the entrance to Škratovka Cave, the two of us found a spider with pincers (?). It was supposedly the Latin-named Amaurobius ferox, or Black lace-weaver in English. In Slovenian that would be... black weaver?

Extreme close-up of an Amaurobius ferox spider reveals its clustered eyes, dark jaws and densely bristled brown legs.
Extreme close-up of a dark Amaurobius ferox spider, showing its glossy body, mouthparts and long jointed legs.
A dark lace-weaver spider stands on pale textured rock, its long brown legs and body shown in close detail.