Pretty sure - Eratigena duellica

I captured a spider as this o

I captured a spider as this one and took it out and released it.
At first I thought it was a Brown Recluse. I looked very alike such.
Does anyone know if there is Brown Recluse at south Vancouver Island ?

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Lars

… Lars Larsson, 3 September, 2006 - 12:55am

South Vancouverite

http://www.royalalbertamuseum.ca/natural/insects/research/dangspid.htm
There are no brown recluse spiders anywhere in canada....none proven anyways. This article was helpful in clearing up some misinformation, along with another one by rick vetter (http://spiders.ucr.edu/recluseid.html)

… Eddo, 16 December, 2008 - 7:58pm

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I am pretty sure there are no Recluse Spider species on Vancouver Island. See here :http://bugguide.net/node/view/31531.

… Sean McCann, 3 September, 2006 - 8:21am

From an 11 yr old spider enthusiast

My spider is very similar, I think yours is a male giant house spider (Tegenaria gigantea)
or a hobo. It's definitely a male.

… sheshej, 16 June, 2006 - 7:06am

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It is definitely a Tegenaria. I know of a fellow from the remote town this spider was photographed in who was likely bitten by this species (although some might disagree). Anyway, if you want to see a link to a gory spider envenomation, click here:http://flickr.com/photos/31673958@N00/121645479/

… Sean McCann, 16 June, 2006 - 8:18am

similar

i have a spider that look nearly identical, all but the coloration (mine's more bland, just a basic light brown color), the only thing is i live in north western georgia, if this is the same type of spider, then they really need to re-evaluate it's region. any advice on what else it could be?

… seyekoh, 12 May, 2006 - 12:15am

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I really don't know. The best thing to do would be to get a picture. I do not know much about spiders.
-Sean McCann

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… Sean McCann, 12 May, 2006 - 8:18am

Tegenaria Duellica

Nice find! I would certainly agree with your ID. :)

I agree this looks like a Tegenaria spp. spider, and given the length of the legs, especially with respect to the size of the body, makes it a very good candidate for T. duellica.

Much of the data for the distribution map was based on a handful of studies a couple of years back, so I'm not at all surprised it has moved farther north, especially if the coastal weather is mild. (When I get a chance, I'll update the T. duellica distribution map to reflect that it might be found farther north than shown).

… Christopher Hunt, 12 October, 2005 - 9:49am

range

There is quite a bit of vehicular (ferry/plane) traffic between Vancouver Island and this location (a small coastal island). If this is an expansion of range, then I would suspect it is quite localized.

… Sean McCann, 12 October, 2005 - 12:08pm