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What spider is this?

  • 29-05-2021 01:03PM
    #1
    TK Lemon
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    With all the news stories about the false widow spiders, I noticed this one on my shed wall.

    Is it a false widow?


Comments

  • #2
    TK Lemon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 333 ✭✭TK Lemon


    Pic here


  • #3
    Ulmus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 187 ✭✭Ulmus


    Black lace-weaver spider. http://abugblog.blogspot.com/2013/04/black-lace-weaver.html


  • #4
    Notmything
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    Anyone able to id this lil guy/gal for me?


  • #5
    Ulmus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 187 ✭✭Ulmus


    Common House Spider. https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/common-house-spider. I'm not an arachnid anorak BTW.


  • #6
    Notmything
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    Ulmus wrote: »
    Common House Spider. https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/common-house-spider. I'm not an arachnid anorak BTW.

    Thanks. The plain abdomen had me wondering.


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  • #7
    Ulmus
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    It could be this one, a stone spider. https://www.uksafari.com/stonespiders.htm. It's not a false widow.


  • #8
    Garzorico
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    Found these two monsters in the shed. I left them alone in the hope that they take out a few false widows as there are a couple in there also but there is currently a family debate on whether they are actually false widows and the pitchforks are being sharpened for a visit to the shed.

    Anyone know what they are?


  • #9
    Ulmus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 187 ✭✭Ulmus


    They're lovely with mascara-legs, giant house spider. They're no match for the false widow. I'd leave false widows alone unless they come into your bed.


  • #10
    HoteiMarkii
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    Ulmus wrote: »
    They're lovely with mascara-legs, giant house spider. They're no match for the false widow. I'd leave false widows alone unless they come into your bed.

    That's it in a nutshell. Leave them be. With the recent NUIG studies and the subsequent hysteria afterwards, I suspect anything with eight legs is doomed.


  • #11
    TheValeyard
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    Ulmus wrote: »
    They're lovely with mascara-legs, giant house spider. They're no match for the false widow. I'd leave false widows alone unless they come into your bed.

    Yeah, I've mentioned before I'd a Lovely giant house spider living in the garage nicknamed Ted, the False Widow made short work of him.


    Poor Ted.

    Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue



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