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over the last couple of months we've been getting some pretty ugly little spiders about the house - black body and legs, quite squat, stocky things that are darker than the ones I'm used to seeing about. They're nasty looking little things, and quite aggressive too - catch one in a glass and it will always come to the side of the glass you're at and bear its fangs. I'm used to house spiders and welcome them, but these are just grim. I'll upload a pic later.
One came stalking across the sofa at me last night, and another dropped out of our 4 month old's sling the other week too.
harmless, or time to call john goodman?
I'm in Sheffield btw
They're nasty looking little things, and quite aggressive too - catch one in a glass and it will always come to the side of the glass you're at and bear its fangs.
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I'm sure they 'grr' too
They're called Sheffield Death-Bringers iirc
easily confused with the south-yorks baby carer?
Sounds more like an invading force of Derbyshire werespiders. You will die.
They're called Sheffield Death-Bringers iirc
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Look up "false widow" spiders. Could be your new house guests.
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Fangs like this?
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Cheers
Danny B
We need Roper he is the mac daddy on Arachnids
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Look like this?
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It might be one of these http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segestria_florentina
It may be time to move out of Sheffield and nuke it from space....
It would seem living in the UK is no protection from creepy-crawlies anymore, no-where is safe!
Cellar Spiders are nasty critters
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These things live in the UK? FFS I'm leaving, they look irradiated!
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[i]Lycosidae brigantes[/i]
often out this time of year, looking for food or a mate. Randy little buggers too.
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from the link up there it looks most like a purse web or mouse spider. But uglier.
I don't think mouse spiders live in the UK, not sure about the rest of Europe Europe either?
If it's a purse spider look at [i]Atypus affinis[/i].They are the only known mygalomorph spiders in the UK. If you get close to an angry one you might hear it stridulate.
I'm going to go with a Hacklemesh Weaver:
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I think it might be this
http://www.uksafari.com/lacewebbed.htm
if anyone can post the pic I took on this phone I'll email it through
Googles "mygalomorph" and "striduwotsit"
pook mail it me. Moseydo@hotmail.co.uk and i'll post it up.
The Hacklemesh weaver has a smily face tattooed on its bum, must be friendly
I found this worm in my garden last week hehe. He's called Dave and he's my 7ft Common Boa. Right chunky fella and very very tame too.
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parkes, ygm
Nice Hadge - think he'd easily polish off my corn snake. Right fancy a red tailed boa but Mrs Danny has put her foot down for now...
Cheers
Danny B
The actual spider in question.
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Aargh, tis a Caribbean Hammock Web, the wooden leg gives it away
The actual spider in question.
That glass is massive by the way.
(actually, spider is about the size of a 10p piece)
I can't tell from that photo. If it has large vertical fangs then I'd go with a Atypus affinis. If not then a clearer dorsal view would be needed. Whatever it is it looks like a female, if that helps 🙂
Beautiful boa Badge. Is it fully grown?
That is an ugly spider!
Roper - what else could it be? if I know the options I could google and try to see if I can work it out. Could anything be risky to my little lad?
Shelob not got you yet Pook?
That Spider looks the sort to crawl into your ear while you are sleeping
Check your body for any unusual lumps that move independently when you prod them.
I got told i'd go blind doing that.
I bet it made a right mess when you squished it.
you did squish it, right?
nope. Caught in a glass and released humanely.
There has been more than one too. This was the third
All the squat black spiders in my house (also Sheffield) have been replaced by pholcids, though there were a lot of squat black spiders around for a short time. I'm sure they're relatively harmless.
There has been more than one too. This was the third
You threw out Mummy!
Just wait until Dad & the kids find out 😯
Get a bird? (As per nursery rhyme - don't you know nuffink? 😆 )
I can't tell what it might be. I normally go on head shape and eyes, fangs, body shape, habitat and colouration. I can't see most of those in the photo.
UK spiders are pretty harmless though. They have small fangs and very mild venom. I can't tell what that one is but it's not one of the more nasty UK ones. You could try looking here again
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Yours looks like an adult too, so it is probably coincidental you have found 3, rather than a nest dispersing and young leaving home ( not sure if that bit of info is reassuring or not 🙂 ).
I'm not getting any closer to #4! Cheers Roper - somewhat reassuring that there shouldn't be any more!!
On my wheeley bin the other week there was a mummy spider and hundreds of teeny tiny little baby ones all on the web.
I'm hoping they aren't all now in the house
Their only natural enemy is the Honey Badger
FFS about the only decent thing about this country was the wussy spiders and now this happens 🙁
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What you want is a bunch of these:
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Tarantula Hawk wasp, they eat [b]big[/b] spiders!
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No, you just need one of these.
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If its got those green fangs and squat body then it's likely Florentina as mentioned. Can give a nasty nip. Evict en masse. Personally i don't squash anyone.
Another from pook
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so tonight we've had two spider attacks. I say attacks, I mean wanderings.
One was a mini version of the original nasty looking bugger. The second was a huge house spider.
We're under attack!
Get a cat... they eat any spiders that run across the carpet etc.
Interestingly, this year, I've been inundated with these lovely little blighters:
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Lace webbed spider
which makes a refreshing, and thankfully smaller change from my usual supply of:
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Bog standard house spider
Does anyone have a clue as to why this might be?
Removed - bloody hell pook
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Going by that last photo I'd say it is either a Hacklemesh Weaver or something similar. These tend to have very small spinnerets so you could look and see. The one in the photo might be near a moult which is why we can't see any specific markings on its bum. They tend to become darker at this time.
If you have seen a smaller version, and it is the same species then you may have had a nest near by. They are cannibalistic so might reduce there numbers by themselves.
I've just bought a Cupiennius salei, one of these.
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They are ridiculously fast and would soon clear up any wandering spiders you might have.
may i be the first to say...
AAAAAAARRGHHHHHHH!
Yesterday evening a spider came wandering into the kitchen, so i conscientiously and carefully scooped it up onto a bit of paper, and carted it out into the garden, carefully laying it down without harming it.
Literally, before i had even turned my back, a magpie swooped down and gobbled him up right in front of my eyes....... Sorry about that matey, but i tried! 😉