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dpack



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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 15 11:13 pm    Post subject: spider id please Reply with quote
    



i recon Tegenaria duellica but am i correct ?

it was a bit bigger than most of my "pets"of that type and quite active

dpack



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PostPosted: Mon May 04, 15 11:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

ps the white lid is about 40 mm diameter and it had to pull it's feet in when i caught it

Piggyphile



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 8:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I have no idea but it is a lovely beast. I like spiders.

Tavascarow



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 8:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Ordinary common & garden house spider I think.
I've some of these down here in all the outhouses & indoors as well.
False widow.
One of the two venomous species found in the UK.


BahamaMama



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 10:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Tavascarow wrote:
Ordinary common & garden house spider I think.
I've some of these down here in all the outhouses & indoors as well.
False widow.
One of the two venomous species found in the UK.



Great picture. If that is one of the venomous spiders, what is the other one?

Tavascarow



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

In fairness they are all venomous, but most don't have mouth parts strong enough to puncture our skin.
The other one as far as I'm aware is the woodlouse spider.
Neither the false widow or the woodlouse spider are particularly nasty.
No worse than a bee sting normally.

Guardian article. How dangerous.
Hadn't heard of the Cellar spider but it says it's rare.

vegplot



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 11:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Spider scuttling along merrily viewing the bedroom suites in Warrington Ikea. No doubt searching out some suitable style and design ideas when it encountered a woman who took a gleeful delight in cutting short it's timid life with her hefty foot.

One can hope she'll reap what she sows.

NorthernMonkeyGirl



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 1:41 pm    Post subject: Re: spider id please Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:


i recon Tegenaria duellica but am i correct ?

it was a bit bigger than most of my "pets"of that type and quite active


Oh, that's Herman.
Hi Herman!

Tavascarow



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 1:54 pm    Post subject: Re: spider id please Reply with quote
    

NorthernMonkeyGirl wrote:
dpack wrote:


i recon Tegenaria duellica but am i correct ?

it was a bit bigger than most of my "pets"of that type and quite active


Oh, that's Herman.
Hi Herman!

You know most of them are girls don't you?

Tavascarow



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 1:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Just to really trip the arachnophobes out, & because IMHO she's beautiful.
An image of a garden orb spider.
One of the common outdoor species.


dpack



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 15 3:06 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

i like the ones in stripy pajamas,we have quite a few in the bramble hedge.

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