Is this spider poisonous?? - Tegenaria domestica

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Moved from Tegenaria. The shape of the dark bands on the carapace and the ever-so-faintly banded legs point to T. domestica.

… Mandy Howe, 12 March, 2013 - 5:07am

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… Lynette Elliott, 2 March, 2010 - 9:46am

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… john and jane balaban, 5 September, 2009 - 9:08pm

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… wildrosekennels, 5 August, 2009 - 7:36pm

poisonous???

If somebody could help asap, that would be great!

… wildrosekennels, 5 August, 2009 - 7:32pm

Depends

The only possibly venemous spider in your area that looks like this would be the hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis (Agelenidae). To make a certain ID, though, I'd have to examine the spider itself. There is a related species, T. domestica that looks almost identical.

The hobo spider has a reputation for a venomous bite, but whether that reputation is deserved is still an open question, IMO.

… John Sloan, 6 August, 2009 - 4:59pm

Tegenaria duellica ?

With that thought I did a little poking around and found this Tegenaria from WA that looked similar. Could it be another possibility?

… Andrew Williams, 6 August, 2009 - 5:12pm

Hard to Tell

All three species, T. agrestis, T. domestica and T. duellica are found in BC, but I can't tell which one this spider might be. It's difficult to tell these spiders apart based on habitus pictures, because of similarities between species and variations among individuals within a species. Without pictures of the epigyne, I think all we can say is this looks like Tegenaria sp.

… John Sloan, 6 August, 2009 - 7:21pm

possibly a grass spider, Agelenopsis genus

It's not a recluse spider or black widow, the more venomous varieties. Looks more like a grass / funnel web spider of some type.

… Andrew Williams, 5 August, 2009 - 8:20pm