Common Housespider by Junglegeorge
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Description
Tegenaria atrica
To this family belongs one of the biggest Western European spiders that can often be found in the house: Common House Spider. There are four species, that resemble one another very much. They can be found indoors regularly and this is the most common one of them. Especially during the night the males often activily search for the females. Females are hardly bigger than males and actually look smaller: the males have a leaner body, but much longer legs. The infamous American Hobo Spider, also known as Biting House Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) is a close relative of the Common Housespider below and it does look similar. The animal is not known to bite people in Europe, but somehow it does bite in the USA. The venom causes open wounds that heal very slowly. Most of the members of the Tegenaria genus however are either unable to penetrate the human skin, or their venom is very weak indeed.
Info from: http://www.gardensafari.net/english/house_spiders.htm
Photos taken with Konica Minolta Dimage Z5.
Hope you like it and thanks for watching :-)
Comments (10)
YOU BRAVE Soul!!!!!! "he venom causes open wounds that heal very slowly." AND ITS ON YOUR FINGER OMG!!! ... YIKES I SURE hope you didnt get bit!! .. wow!! what an amaazing collage and presentation this is!! AWESOME MACRO WORK!!
He didnt bite me ;-)
I love the photos and esp the arrangement and presentation. But "it", I'm afraid gives me the willy-wumps!
Your right about the biting. I think they get lazy and to for the easy meal. LOL! Little vampires! Beautiful macros of them. :D
Beautiful presentation and info. Tks :^)
Ewwwww you let it ON you? By choice? I cannot deal with those critters in my house. Outside I don't seem to have a problem with them. You took some fantastic photos .. but they make my skin crawl .. How on earth did you get it to allow it's belly photographed? Amazing.
Youre swedish arent you? For the love of God tell me we dont have creatures like this in Sweden!!!! EEEEW!!!! I have never seen anything like that....THANK GOD! Amazing macros i particulary like the one in the top right corner. Excellent job! #:o)
Nice macros and good presentation.
Aaarrrghhh ! I hate them, I killed 2 of them last week... sorry !!! And you dare to touch them ? I usually get my boyfriend or the hoover to take them away... I Think all women are like that... But anyhow, great captures, beautiful collage !
Fabulous photos, but arrrrggghhhh from me, too! Creepy, crawly things!!!