Hi there, I'm so glad I found this place. I'm always finding interesting little critters and it always sparks my curiosity. I'm really looking forward to the wealth of knowledge available here.
Cheers
anyhow, I found this one hanging out near the water spout of all places last night. I'm in Vancouver B.C.
This spider is in the family Agelenidae (funnel-web/grass spiders), apparently in the genus Tegenaria. They superficially resemble wolf spiders, but lack the enlarged front pair of eyes, and have longer spinnerets (visible from above, as in your specimen). At least three species of Tegenaria have been reported from British Columbia - see
http://tinyurl.com/dh6ze2, http://tinyurl.com/c2jgc9, and http://tinyurl.com/a9dkn5
Large specimens are capable of inflicting a painful bite if mishandled.
Awesome, thank you. I suspected it was either a hobo or a giant house spider, always good to have someone confirm :) looks to me like it's a hobo.
