CLOSED: What kind of spider is this?

Watch Reply
More
Mark unread Print Skip to new
aman852 Beverly Hills, CA Jul 01, 2008

Hello. Recently there have been many of this kind of spider in my house. What kind of spider is it?


Thanks a lot!

Thumbnail by aman852
Post #5186267
Quote
suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 01, 2008

I suspect that this male spider (note the enlarged pedipalps) is in the family Agelenidae (funnel-web/grass/house spiders) - see http://www.tenczar.net/midwest/Agelenidae/Tegenaria1-3.jpg for an image. Wolf spiders (family Lycosidae) also commonly are found indoors, but usually as solitary wanderers. Also, unlike wolf spiders, agelenids in the genus Tegenaria will set up housekeeping indoors, usually making their characteristic funnel web in some inconspicuous dark undisturbed area. They differ from wolf spiders primarily by their eye pattern (see http://farm1.static.flickr.com/102/304832934_a6093b0669.jpg?v=0 for a Tegenaria face and http://www.oeko-msc.de/Lycosa-tarentula_2.JPG for a wolf spider face). Also, the spinnerets of agelenids are longer than those of lycosids, but these cannot be seen clearly in your image.

Post #5186454
Quote
aman852 Beverly Hills, CA Jul 02, 2008

Thanks for the help!

This message was edited Jul 2, 2008 12:25 PM

Post #5193727
Quote

Post a Reply to this Thread

Please or sign up to post.
Back to Forum Homepage

More Insect and Spider Identification Threads

Go to all Insect and Spider Identification threads
BACK TO TOP