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It freaks me out! I always see spiders in two rooms in my house ever so often. I think the spider is "bigger" than the picture as here he/she? is already dead so the legs are tucked in. I always find those indoors. This was running on the floor of my bathroom. Usually I see them there, or in my bedroom (close to the bathroom). I have screens in the windows, so either they come when they are really tinny and grow inside the house, or, they are born inside the house somehow? please, help me identify and determine if I should be worried or not. thanks
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- Submitted: Aug 16, 2018
- Photographed: Aug 16, 2018
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Zug, Switzerland
- Spotted Indoors: Garage or shed
- Found in web?: Yes
- Attributes:
ignore this one was posted in duplicate. mods please delete all together. thanks!
this is a male giant house spider, native to europe
note: it may have just shed, and what you are looking at is the remnats
Thank you. So, you think this is 100% a giant house spider? Or can it be anything else at all? When you say that it might have “shed” … what makes a spider shed? He/She was pretty much alive and running all around the floor when we met each other before I sprayed it some spider spray to kill it… (I know, I am not nice 🙁 ) Also what differentiates the male/female? how could u be sure it was a male?
And most important, how can I avoid they grow in our house? thanks!!!
well first of all, it sheds when it grows to big for its old body and it sheds its skin off because it was too small, but if you killed it then of course it is dead, but if you come across what you think is a dead spider just remember that it may have just shed its skin. Also, if you notice the 5th pair of limbs in the front of the spider, also known as (boxing gloves) then you know you have a male. And to answer your final question- Spiders live where insects live, so if you… Read more »
thanks again, so a 2 years earlier, I also found this: https://spiderid.com/picture/28817/ https://spiderid.com/picture/28815/ cant see the pix very well, but I am assuming its the same type…?
yep!, species is very common in europe!
A reference image for a giant house spider: