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Giant House Spider (Tegenaria gigantea) - Tegenaria gigantea - male
Copyright © 2009 Mandy Howe

Giant House Spider (Tegenaria gigantea) - Tegenaria gigantea - Male
Enumclaw, Unincorporated King County, Washington, USA
August 19, 2009
Size: Body 25mm/Leg span 45mm
The legs are still bent a little...so it's even bigger than that in real life!

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Contributed by Mandy Howe on 30 September, 2009 - 2:42am
Last updated 13 October, 2009 - 7:29am

Moved
You and Kevin are correct. This is the Giant House Spider. Bugguide.net has chosen to use the scientific name T. gigantea. You can see the reason for this on the info page. Nice shots.
… Lynette Schimming, 30 September, 2009 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

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