Garden Spider (Pic Heavy)

[Mattlp19]

Found this today living between the wall and our fence post,

[bassy 1019]

that looks bloody horrible.

[Upupa epops]

Segestria florentina, nice pic!

[garlicpickle]

Originally Posted by bassy 1019

that looks bloody horrible.

bassy, did you see the pics of one I put on this thread? I've got to admit I'm not keen on these guys, although I wouldn't hurt one.

http://www.reptileforums.co.uk/spide...-garage-3.html

[Ozgi]

Originally Posted by Mattlp19

Found this today living between the wall and our fence post,

Don't let it bite you!!!

Where are you based just out of interest? I hear this species is spreading out of its localised populations.

[garlicpickle]

The buggers are everywhere down here!

[Mattlp19]

Originally Posted by Ozgi

Don't let it bite you!!!

Where are you based just out of interest? I hear this species is spreading out of its localised populations.

I'm in gillingham kent and they are everywhere round here, always get the entrance to their webs between the bricks in the walls or fences of the houses in damp places. When the entrance of there tunnel web is brushed with something they seem to shoot out very angry with front legs raised ready to bite.

Here's more on them from Upupa i.d.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segestria_florentina

I have not let it go as yet until i knew what it was but now i know im temted to keep it and feed it crickets.

[Upupa epops]

Yeah it's our most aggressive spider species and females are mildly poisonous to us. They're easy to keep and don't even need any substrate, they'll make a tube on the base and side of a small tank but I like putting a split brick with holes in into a small tank. They grow quite big aswell, have fun!

[-Austin]

Nasty things, got hundreds of them burying into my walls.
If your looking to catch these go out at 2amish and just look on brick walls there will be lots

[andy07966]

I've not seen any up here in worcestershire. I would love to though! I've got loads of lace weavers, False widows (steatoda bipunctata), common garden spiders but thats about it!!