Garden Shed Spider

sniperone · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:49

Anyone have any clue what this beasty is ?Found him in my shed ,hes about 3.5inch long ,had a look on google and looks like he isnt a native uk spider .

Mobius 1 · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:50

carefull, its one of two poisonous spiders in the uk. dont let it bite you.

edit: but i dont know its name.

eddiemcgarrigle · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:51

Is it not a common garden spider? Loads of them in my garden.

BringTheRain · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:56

Let me go ask my dad.

Destination · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:56

Is that cm or inches?
3.5inches is a pretty hefty spider, whats he eat, rabbit?

Murray · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:58

In before the Kill it with fire and Nuke it from orbit.

Mobius 1 · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:00

it could be a false widow

Rob_J · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:02

-Tauren- said:
it could be a false widow

+1, get a fair few of these in our conservatory and they do bite, bit like a bee sting from what I've read ... I like the way they crunch as I squash 'em though

.

TB1968 · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:06

Looks like it could be a lace webbed spider
http://www.uksafari.com/lacewebbed.htm

It also says there are some variations to this class of spider.

jmc007 · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:15

-Tauren- said:
it could be a false widow

That is black and purple. Surely the OP's spider is brown and creme.
Surely a common house spider.
Also 3.5inch's? Including it's tippy- toes at full stretch.

*Edited to make me look more cleverer.

Nitefly · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:21

Looks like a house spider to me.

Amidar · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:24

As nitefly has said it's a house spider.

http://www.uksafari.com/housespiders.htm

Garonazz · 26 Jun 2011 at 10:27

Updating for OP (Im his Father, I kill spiders for a living)

Its dead. Fire was used.

B@Th*nG · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:02

it's just a house spider, albeit a big one.

B@

Nitefly · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:16

Pro spider identification skills

*puts on CV*

Noxia · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:25

This is exactly why I refuse to go in the garden shed. Heck, when I have my own house I won't even have one.

Edrof · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:25

eddiemcgarrigle said:
Is it not a common garden spider? Loads of them in my garden.

This.

LiamJ · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:28

Queen wasp for sure.

Nitefly · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:28

Forde said:
This.

Garden spider looks like this.

Cleeecooo · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:29

That looks ****ing massive!
Are you sure you don't live in Australia?