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Old 05 November 2014, 08:14 PM
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it is not the same as the normal spiders that I see around mine.
not the best pic, may be you can tell



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1 with a cool skull tattoo on its back
Old 05 November 2014, 08:25 PM
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1 that's going to kill you and seems to be arsing about
Old 05 November 2014, 08:27 PM
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think i have found it

Walnut Orb spider
Old 05 November 2014, 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by bustaMOVEs
1 that's going to kill you and seems to be arsing about
i think you might be right, it was watching me too see where I put the scoob keys
Old 05 November 2014, 08:55 PM
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false widow spider and it bites
Old 05 November 2014, 10:30 PM
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It's only got four legs.!
Old 05 November 2014, 11:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Ian
think i have found it

Walnut Orb spider
Yep. Pretty common in the UK.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/l...ve-spider.html
Old 06 November 2014, 03:25 AM
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Check the range of damage reported.
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that looks completely different to the one in the photo on the webpage.

It looks a right meany the one you have.
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
1 with a cool skull tattoo on its back

Good observation, Shreksta! You never disappoint!
Old 06 November 2014, 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
Good observation, Shreksta! You never disappoint!
I can just see the headlines now.............

"DEADLY SWARM OF SKULL SPIDERS INVADE THE UK BEFORE THE WORST EVER WINTER HITS"

Old 06 November 2014, 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by the shreksta
I can just see the headlines now.............

"DEADLY SWARM OF SKULL SPIDERS INVADE THE UK BEFORE THE WORST EVER WINTER HITS"


Quality!
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Originally Posted by PaulC72
that looks completely different to the one in the photo on the webpage.

It looks a right meany the one you have.
I noticed that it looks nothing like the one in the link. pmsl
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If its body is an inch or more across book into a local B & B until it clears off!
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http://www.uksafari.com/spiders.htm
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