Garden Shed Spider

Cleeecooo · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:30

Nitefly said:
Garden spider looks like this.

Looks different to one in OP

mrk · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:31

Did you not ask it?

Ask it.

Fuzz · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:32

Tegenaria gigantea (Giant (common) House Spider)

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Nick1881 · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:32

It's a house spider.

As above or tegenaria domestica depending on size. gigantea being bigger.

Edrof · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:33

Nitefly said:
Garden spider looks like this.

Sorry, my mistake. I always thought house spider and garden spider was an interchangeable term and the one you pictured was an orb spider. Mainly because I used to find loads of them in our garden as a kid (and no nothing about spiders besides "Run away!").

utajoker · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:38

as long as its dead thats all that matters.

although people need to start putting something in the picture with the spider for scale.

Evoss · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:43

Run for the hills.... Ive heard of them, they grow as large as a human, and devour the shed itself!

Method · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:45

Loos like the next stage of evolution for them. Frig me that's big!

Be aware, if it evolves anymore, it'll be chatting to you!

d_brennen · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:50

Spiders, God's little way of reminding us he just don't give a ****

Lopéz · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:50

Probably T.domestica (House Spider), it's almost impossible to identify Tegeneria down to species level by eye.

coupe69 · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:51

As has been mentioned it's just a house spider. I found a pretty big one a while back scurrying across our lounge, the cheeky barsteward! He was promptly caught and slowly burnt!

Pics of him in a normal pint glass.

Guru · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:54

Put it on you hand for scale. Then put your hand on a loaf of bread for authenticity. Doesn't look very big in the picture to me.

Lopéz · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:54

coupe69, your one is a male, the one in the OP most likely a female.

coupe69 · 26 Jun 2011 at 11:58

Lopéz said:
coupe69, your one is a male, the one in the OP most likely a female.

How can you tell?

Lopéz · 26 Jun 2011 at 12:01

On your one, look at the shorter legs at the front of the spider - can you see they have a sort of bulb, enlarged pipette like object on the end of them?
They are the pedipalps, in mature male spiders they are used to inseminate the female.

EDIT
Mature males are also generally longer legged and smaller bodied than the females (not always, but it is generally true)

coupe69 · 26 Jun 2011 at 12:10

I see, interesting info cheers. The one I caught that's in the picture has to be the biggest I've ever come across. I can't imagine they'd get a great deal bigger than that one.

Overslop · 26 Jun 2011 at 12:16

We get ones like this all over the house. It's just a common house spider.

Overslop · 26 Jun 2011 at 12:18

coupe69 said:
I see, interesting info cheers. The one I caught that's in the picture has to be the biggest I've ever come across. I can't imagine they'd get a great deal bigger than that one.

No, but they do get more numerous. From the looks of your one I'd guess she's going to spawn hundreds.

coupe69 · 26 Jun 2011 at 12:22

Overslop said:
No, but they do get more numerous. From the looks of your one I'd guess she's going to spawn hundreds.

It would have a job considering Lopez identified it as a male

Overslop · 26 Jun 2011 at 12:25

coupe69 said:
It would have a job considering Lopez identified it as a male

Oops, thought you were the OP.