So those big house spiders you get....
07 October 2011, 08:21 PM
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So those big house spiders you get....
I was reading something in the Observer a few weeks back about spiders in the UK and how the ones you see running around this time of year across floors, up walls etc are the males looking for the females to mate (yes its mating season...! 
) so guess what I found?
Yup 2 HUGE spiders getting it on!
I'd post the picture but I dont want to spoil your friday evening
so I shall do that tomorrow instead 
Tony
) so guess what I found?Yup 2 HUGE spiders getting it on!
I'd post the picture but I dont want to spoil your friday evening
so I shall do that tomorrow instead Tony
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Eving Mr Burns.
Don't say that, Ms Jock is an Aussie and she's terrified of spiders!
"Andy, can you kill this h-u-g-e spider, pl-e-a-s-e!!" (Andy run's into room like a knight in shining armour, only to find a teeny wee spider 5mm across!).
PS, Ms Jock reads SN from time to time - I may be in trouble!
Don't say that, Ms Jock is an Aussie and she's terrified of spiders!
"Andy, can you kill this h-u-g-e spider, pl-e-a-s-e!!" (Andy run's into room like a knight in shining armour, only to find a teeny wee spider 5mm across!
).PS, Ms Jock reads SN from time to time - I may be in trouble!
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I had two crane fly leggy spider things ******** on the ceiling of my hallway the other evening. Next day one was flat on its back on the floor 
No stamina, some arachnids
No stamina, some arachnids
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Come to think of it, no it's not! 
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Ah the Tegenaria gigantea by any chance?
This is one of the spiders that come running across the living-room floor when you are watching Coronation Street...and suddenly everybody is standing on a chair...boy can they be big...at least for the UK.
The female of the above can reach a size of 18 mm, with the male being about 4 mm smaller. It is mainly found in houses and gardens but also under logs and holes in banks especially in southern England.
Males and females live together for some weeks after mating until the male dies, when his remains will be eaten by the female. The egg sac is spherical and covered with a thin layer of soil or wood-chips (depends on habitat) or, if these materials are not available, then with remains of prey etc. This layer is often covered with another layer of silk, and the whole is placed within the web structure.
Taken straight from Google
Spared you the pics though!
This is one of the spiders that come running across the living-room floor when you are watching Coronation Street...and suddenly everybody is standing on a chair...boy can they be big...at least for the UK.
The female of the above can reach a size of 18 mm, with the male being about 4 mm smaller. It is mainly found in houses and gardens but also under logs and holes in banks especially in southern England.
Males and females live together for some weeks after mating until the male dies, when his remains will be eaten by the female. The egg sac is spherical and covered with a thin layer of soil or wood-chips (depends on habitat) or, if these materials are not available, then with remains of prey etc. This layer is often covered with another layer of silk, and the whole is placed within the web structure.
Taken straight from Google
Spared you the pics though!
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haha some funny replies in here
i hate spiders with a passion, give me the creeps
but on the other hand i love watchin documentaries about them as they are fascinating little creatures at times
i hate spiders with a passion, give me the creeps
but on the other hand i love watchin documentaries about them as they are fascinating little creatures at times
