ID this spider

TriedandTested

TriedandTested

TriedandTested

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taken on phone so it isn't perfect. Can anyone ID it from the markings on it? Probably just a garden spider but this one is rather big and has created a massive web that leads down from our gutters to a bush/plant we have. It's so big that another little spider has been cheeky enough to create its own web with his (or her..cos it's looks like it's pregnant!).

Please help spider experts. Others try and refrain from the usual spider-related comments ;)
 
Looks like this one :

"Venom toxicity - known to cause severe illness, especially to young children - similar to Red-Back Spider. Although normally not aggressive, the male mouse spider will bite if provoked, and should be considered dangerous to humans. It has large hard fangs which can cause a deep painful bite. First aid and medical attention (ambulance) should be sought as soon as possible.

Area of distribution - Rochester.

Spider Identification - a medium to large spider of up to 35 mm in body length. The male Mouse Spider often has a bright red head and elongated fangs.

The Mouse Spider is often mistaken for the Funnel-Web Spider. The main differences being the Funnel-Web has much longer spinnerets (the 2 appendages on the end of the abdomen) and the male funnel-web has a spur on it's second leg - as illustrated above.

Habitat - Back Gardens


















Or , it's a Garden Spider ( Harmless ) :D
 
orb weaver or something common garden spider....

Burn it with fire and smear it in mustard tho :p
 
dont kill spiders there good :(

they eat all the things you dont want like flies and mosquitos. i personally tend to keep them alive.
 
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