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Spider ID

pawrick · 2022-05-30 11:48:28

Hi, I have a load of these inside my shed and they only seem to come out at night along the walls. This one was about the size of a two euro coin. Any idea what type it is?

30-05-2022 11:48am

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pawrick

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Hi, I have a load of these inside my shed and they only seem to come out at night along the walls. This one was about the size of a two euro coin. Any idea what type it is?
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#2 30-05-2022 12:29pm

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False Widow. Burn the place down.

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#3 30-05-2022 12:34pm

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Yep, False widow. Just keep an eye out for them as they can have a nasty bite

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#4 30-05-2022 12:37pm

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'false widow' is a name given to a few spiders from the steatoda family. could be a steatoda grossa - which is not the headline grabbing false widow:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steatoda_grossa

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#5 30-05-2022 8:27pm

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Thanks for the info.
I had a bite from something on my hand awhile back which swelled up and took antihistamine to help. I suspected it happened while shoving open my sliding shed door in the dark as I noticed the bite soon after. Think I'll be a little more careful now just in case but who knows could have been some other bug.

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