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Atypus Piceus
About 3cm (1"1/4) long, black shiny body with twin 'spikes' at the rear of the abdomen, black hairy legs.
It was living under a bit of wood I moved, on the earth under a sweet chestnut tree.
Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011
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it looks like a male Atypus piceus.
We get lots in our area! Sometimes much larger. The webs are on the ground, really dense and with a distinctive tunnel inwards - underground.
Interesting! I've never seen nothing like this