Thursday 11 November 2010

Giant House Spider

The House Spider (Tegenaria duellicais) is a large spider that you commonly find in your home at around autumn time. Many people in America mistake it for a Hobo or a Wolf Spider.
But the House Spider is not as poisonous as the other two spiders above, however it does hunt and kill the Hobo Spider.

Some of the Spiders leg span can get up to 6 inches long.
House Spiders of course live in Houses, but are also found in sheds, under logs, bricks and other dry places that are undisturbed from Humans, Cats and Dogs. They are usually found though in garages, Cellars and Lofts. They make their web in a corner and it is shaped like a funnel. When Insects, minibeasts and other spiders walk past they spider comes rushing out of there hole and grabs the prey.

The House Spider is prey to other spiders such as the Cellar Spider (daddy long legs), birds and most of all Cats. Since both Cats and House Spiders live in the same area and cross paths Cats are common predators to the helpless Spider.

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