Giant house spider close up

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Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Superb detail captured here Claire. I'd query the use of the word 'giant' living in Australia as I do (and your experience of native S. African species!)......but being British, I well appreciate this is a generous size for a native UK arachnid. I grew up in Dorset by the way, very close to the IoW. Posted 7 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

Thank you! it used to make me laugh when friends reported seeing massive spiders especially after living with rain spiders. Then I saw one for myself and conceded that yes, by British standards, it is HUGE!
We can see Dorset from the north of the island :) Posted 7 years ago

The Giant house spider

The giant house spider is one of the biggest spiders of Central and Northern Europe. Previously belonging to the genus ''Tegenaria'' , it is now a member of the newly described genus ''Eratigena'' and is a close relative of both the domestic house spider and the infamous hobo spider. The bite of this species does not pose a threat to humans or pets, and it is generally reluctant to bite, preferring to escape.

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Similar species: Spiders

Species identified by Claire Hamilton