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Giant House Spider (Eratigena duellica)
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Copyright © 2013
vangroover
Huge spider in Vancouver, BC -
Eratigena duellica
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
August 2, 2013
Size: ~4"
Found in our basement, behind a storage container, on the wall. Is this spider's bite harmful? We have two little kids, so we're a little concerned...
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vangroover
on 3 August, 2013 - 2:50pm
Last updated 9 August, 2013 - 1:22pm
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Kyron Basu
, 9 August, 2013 - 1:22pm
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Tegenaria gigantea
In BC this just about has to be a male T. gigantea based on the size, build, and a bit of the palp we can see. As Mario said, they're not considered dangerous and are extremely unlikely to bite.
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Kyron Basu
, 4 August, 2013 - 1:07am
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Looks like it has fangs...
So, it has fang-like bits at the front (sorry for talking over top of your heads with my very technical language - ha!). They look like they would at least pinch a bit, no?
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vangroover
, 3 August, 2013 - 5:29pm
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Those "fang-like things" at t
Those "fang-like things" at the front are pedipalps, used for mating.If it were to bit, it would be no worse than a bee sting.It is very hard to get a spider to bite though, I handle them daily and never have been bitten.
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Mario Decossio
, 3 August, 2013 - 7:24pm
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Many thanks for your response
Many thanks for your responses! I really appreciate it.
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vangroover
, 3 August, 2013 - 7:38pm
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Without a dorsal view, it's n
Without a dorsal view, it's not gonna be easy to tell, but this spider is certainly not dangerous.The only dangerous spider in your area is the western black widow, which this clearly is not.
Judging by the size, I would suggest this to be something like tegenaria gigantea.
The spider will not harm your children in any way.
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Mario Decossio
, 3 August, 2013 - 5:17pm
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