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Here are some photos of hobo spiders, Tegenaria agrestis and their less harmful relations, the giant house spider, Tegenaria gigantea which is a common resident of houses and other man-made structures in Europe and Tegenaria domestica, the barn funnel weaving spider.
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www.spiderzrule.com/hobo.htm
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No, this isn't about another campy 80's flick, but about the Tegenaria gigantea , or "giant house spider". Dubbed the world's faster spider by the Guinness Book of World Records, this rather large spider is commonly mistaken for the Tegenaria agrestis ... # re: Attack of the Tegenaria Gigantea!
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blogs.msdn.com/heaths/archive/2004/10/20/245542.aspx
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After a little more research, I'm thinking that this is Tegenaria Gigantea (i.e., Tegenaria Duellica), in which case it is harmless, and actually beneficial in that it kills the harmful hobo spider.
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www.flickr.com/photos/p-r-b/723861742/
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now i'm usually fine with spiders, but this one did require a polite removal from my flat... whoa! how fast the thing runs... ... world's fastest spider - Tegenaria Gigantea by biotron. ... Click this icon to see all public photos and videos tagged with tegenaria gigantea...
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www.flickr.com/photos/biotron/25593440/
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An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information. ... Tegenaria gigantea is mostly restricted to the Georgia Lowlands / Puget Trough area west of the Coastal (BC) and Cascade (US) mountain ranges from south coastal BC to mid-coastal Oregon.
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bugguide.net/node/view/31449
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Don't forget the Giant house spider, Tegenaria gigantea. I grew up in Victoria, BC and had many of these all around the house. I was never bitten, and was not unduly disturbed by their presence. They make great pets.
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bugguide.net/node/view/26721/bgpage
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It is closely related to the infamous Hobo Spider- Tegenaria agrestis. This male has a 2.5+ inch legspan! I caught "A LOT" of them around my house in the summer of 2002, and was running out of containers, so I had to use this somehow-appropriate Halloween container from a dusty shelf.
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www.bugsincyberspace.com/spiders/tegenaria_gigantea.htm...
www.bugsincyberspace.com/spiders/tegenaria_gigantea.html
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This spider (and several close relatives) is commonly called the 'house spider' in Britain. It builds a scruffy sheet web which, if left undisturbed, can become quite large. Males of the species can often be found in our baths ... They fall into baths accidentally when searching for females. ... Back to Nick's Spiders page 1...
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www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/tegenariagigantia.htm
www.nicksspiders.com/nicksspiders/tegenariagigantia.htm
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This was filmed on my mobile phone, I apologise for the pixelations!The Giant house spider (Tegenaria duellica; formerly known as T. gigantea) is a member ...
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=5UYHQCWodYw
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