What type of spider is this?

[Royston.]

2 hours ago, jgtuk said:

Looks like an orb web spider to me, Harmless and reasonably common.

If you're worried, just catch it in a jar or something similar and release it in the garden. Even if it is a False Widow, treat it the same way.

I'm presuming you're in the UK? Brown Recluse spiders are native to USA and not normally found here.

Don't kill little creatures if you can avoid it, they're having a rough time as it is so put them out of their misery.

 

 

 

[Free Falling Foxes]

Many years ago, a mate returned home to find his wife outside and refusing to go in the house. She said there was a massive spider in the living room.

Sure enough it was a huge thing, about the size of his hand he said.

He thought it was a prank though, a childs toy or similar so he went to grab it.

As he did it moved. He nearly filled his pants.

It was thought that it arrived from some tropical place in a box of fruit or something.

[Trav Le Bleu]

5 hours ago, jgtuk said:

Looks like an orb web spider to me, Harmless and reasonably common.

If you're worried, just catch it in a jar or something similar and release it in the garden. Even if it is a False Widow, treat it the same way.

I'm presuming you're in the UK? Brown Recluse spiders are native to USA and not normally found here.

Don't kill little creatures if you can avoid it, they're having a rough time as it is.

 

 

I also immediately thought orb spider, which can get quite big and typically live out in the garden.

[EastAnglianFox]

Horrible bastards, one landed on my hand when gardening over a year ago and bit me instantly, tried to shake it off a couple of times but it was proper locked on and wouldn't fvck off 

 

Pain slightly worse and more prolonged than a wasp sting but the swelling and tingles lasted a good couple of weeks

Edited 12 April by EastAnglianFox

[RowlattsFox]

Was anyone else really reluctant to open this thread 

[filbertway]

What type of spider is this?

[whoareyaaa]

18 hours ago, Trent Steel said:

Thanks thought so!  Just did an image search and this came back

 

 

We have loads of these in the side bit managed to survive all winter 

[jgtuk]

1 hour ago, whoareyaaa said:

We have loads of these in the side bit managed to survive all winter 

Be aware when using this type of search that it will bring up all matches, not necessarily all are found in the UK. 

[Costock_Fox]

Hi,

 

I’m a Spidologist and it’s completely harmless, eats Jacob’s crackers.

Edit- just had to google that in case I’d accidentally outed myself as a pervert on the internet.

Edited 12 April by Costock_Fox

[Trav Le Bleu]

47 minutes ago, Costock_Fox said:

Hi,

 

I’m a Spidologist and it’s completely harmless, eats Jacob’s crackers.

Edit- just had to google that in case I’d accidentally outed myself as a pervert on the internet.

Pervert!