Eratigena

Picture ID 9741

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In empty spacious (1 cu.ft) plastic garden pot.

Submitted by:
tonril
Submitted: Apr 16, 2018
Photographed: Apr 16, 2018
Spider: Eratigena
Location: Kendal, United Kingdom
Spotted Outdoors: Man-made structure (building wall, fences, etc.),Low foliage (shrubs, herbs, garden, excluding flowers)
Found in web?: Yes
Attributes: Dorsal

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BugmanDan

April 16, 2018 3:49 pm

Hi,and welcome to the site. Looks to be a female giant house spider, Agelenidae family, Eratigena atrica species.
http://www.uksafari.com/housespiders.htm
These are not medically significant.

ItsyBitsy

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April 20, 2018 4:41 pm

Hi, there were some recent taxonomic in this genus. This might be either E. duellica or E. saeva. Looks like duellica to me but I’m not certain enough to file there. Welcome to Spider ID. 🙂