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I however do not like these at all. Since then the giant house spider has spread from British Columbia to Washington and Oregon.

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They are not easy to tell apart but Rick Vetter and Art Antonelli have prepared an excellent identification guide that will tell you at the very least if its NOT a hobo spider not that there would be any cause for alarm if it was one.

. Photo Bob Kronbauer As the autumn rains begin and we retreat into to our homes for shelter from them so do the spiders of Vancouver. This sketchy looking Giant House Spider is native to Vancouver This spider is so large it made a clicking noise as it ran across the floor. Coming indoors to avoid the rain in the fall and winter months people share their horror stories about their encounters with these arachnids.

While giant house spiders are large up to 3 long with their legs extended their bites are not as dangerous as the hobo spider. Both hobo spiders and giant house spiders can be found living alongside humans on the west coast. I have no problems with spiders outside or larger spiders like tarantula pets.

Others have told me that they could also be the deadly hobo spider or the west coast version of the recluse. The identifiable features of the brown house spider are the light-colored arrow shapes on its abdomen and fuzzy spiny brown legs. Bob Kronbauer Sep 20 2018 1023 AM A Giant House Spider recently caught in Vancouver.

The giant house spider is a common brown spider with an oval dark brown furry body and long legs. They dont look very nice and I dont like them near my bed or anything. The giant house spider is a dark brown spider with light spots in an arrow shape on a furry abdomen pointing toward its head.

Like most spiders though they possess quite a potent venom to subdue their prey with which can frequently result in an infection. Their abdomen is mottled in brown beige and gray and appears to have no banding of the legs. The Giant House Spider is common in Vancouver BC.

Bob Kronbauer Sep 10 2018 329 PM. The giant house spider Eratigena duellica is a close relative of both the hobo spider and the common house spider. I was told they are called the Giant House Spider.

Frank Boston Black Widow spider females are shiny black between 3-10mm 012-04in with red orange or yellow spots or an hourglass shape on the underside of their abdomen. The hobo spider Eratigena agrestis formerly Tegenaria agrestis is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spiderIndividuals construct a funnel-shaped structure of silk sheeting and lie in wait at the small end of the funnel for prey insects to blunder onto their webs. Pregnant Black Widow Spider Oklahoma US.

The most common of the orb weavers in southwestern BC. This huge brown spider can grow up to 073 185 mm and has a leg span of 3 75 mm. This common spider species has long fuzzy legs that help to identify it apart from the domestic house spider.

The bite of this spider species however does not pose a threat to humans or animals. A couple of species can reach a leg span in excess of 10cm which is more than big enough. The huge spider grows 073 185 mm long with a leg span of 3 75 mm.

The big spiders we often see in our homes are commonly called house spiders but scientifically they belong to two genera Tegenaria and Eratigena. The Giant House Spider is common in Vancouver BC. There are several different species that are broadly similar and when fully grown pretty impressive.

There are records of small numbers of this spider being found in Alberta Newfoundland Nova Scotia Quebec and Saskatchewan probably the result of accidental transfer by people moving household goods. Giant House Spider Eratigena duellica Barn Funnel Weaver Tegenaria domestica Sheetweb Spiders Sierra Dome Spider Neriene litigiosa Comb-footed Spiders Common House Spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum Rabbit Hutch Spider Steatoda bipunctata Triangulate Cobweb Spider Steatoda triangulosa Running Crab Spiders.

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