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Daddy long legs - Tegenaria gigantea -

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
August 21, 2004

Any idea of this species would be appreciated. My thought is Tegenaria gigantea.

Contributed by Kildale on 24 August, 2004 - 12:36am
Last updated 18 September, 2005 - 10:55pm

If this is from Victoria, I w

If this is from Victoria, I would say it is either T. agrestis or T. gigantea, both introduced from Europe. Agrestis is known as the Hobo spider and gigantea is the Giant House Spider. They are really cool. Make excellent captives.

… Sean McCann, 16 June, 2005 - 3:21pm

Funnelweb weaver

Definitely a male Agelenidae, and nice shot of it:-) Tegenaria is probably the right genus, but this family is notoriously difficult to ID, even from specimens.

… Eric R. Eaton, 24 August, 2004 - 11:23am

I concur

absolutely

… Tom Adams, 24 August, 2004 - 10:53pm

ID

Thanks Eric. I always look for your comments.

… Kildale, 24 August, 2004 - 2:02pm

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