Come on the arachnid people - I have found what I beleive to be a broad faced sac spider in my hall!!!!

I know that they range from America (New England) to Canada but am baffled why the heck I have one in my hallway!!

It is about 1" in length but I can't get good pics of it as I am terrified of spiders

Anyone shed any other info on them please, I know they can bite and it can be a bit icky from them eating dead bugs and stuff.

Please tell me what I should do with it

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As the weather is still pretty hostile,im gonna GUESS its mis identified, and actually is a UK species:P no offence, its jsut usually foreign imigrant spdiers hitch a lift with things, and turn up with itt not generally runnig around a house.. Though saying that stranger thigns have happened if you caught it, take some pics hehe
Would love to see it, if it really concerns you, i for one would be happy to take it from you. Will try and find info on them then see if there is any native species it could be smistaken for dont know these

This is the scientific name that came up after googled - Trachelas tranquillus
http://www.spiderzrule.com/spiderpho...pider11004.jpg


Could it be a Dysdera sp.?
These...
http://www.spiderzrule.com/spiders061/IMG_0455.JPG


I have one Dysdera in my room, meaning to get it sent off actually, woops!
Aswesome spids

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could it be a woodlouse spider?
http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/dysdera1.jpg
If i was you, Id run out the house and never go back in again

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C Strike it is most definitely without doubt the 2nd pic you posted.

Gawwd my skin is crawling I bloomin hate spiders

What should I do pleaseeeee

EDIT - hubby says it is more like the pic Spider Girl posted - please tell me it isn't hahaha

Shall try to get pics but I am sooo not good at getting near them

EDIT AGAIN!!!! Apprently, they are botht he same species yus? Dysdera - regarless I want it gone please don't like them at allllll

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British species in fact, just release it either in your house again (perish the thought! hehe) or outside. Thyer fascinating spids, hooge fangs to eat woodlouse.

@spidergirl - Beat ya to it nur nur.. joke

oh random thing, they only have 6 eyes too

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http://entomology.unl.edu/images/spiders/dysdera2.jpg
hehe, sexy fangs ehh?

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OHHH I could NOT ever release it back in the house I am afraid - it is very lucky it didn't get squished on sight! (I try my best not to squish things I swear I do!)

Do they bite? They don't have any nasty stuff in thier bite do they? Do they build webs - strange that I am so terrified of them yet so fascinated right now too!

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Youd be suprised, its the same with most phobics, huge interest none the less.

they dont build much web, though they do lay a little.
They are active hunters, and have immense jaws to penetrate the exo skeleton of the woodlouse it eats.
Dont get big spiders, but its reported to be one Uk species that can penetrate the skin.
I wouldnt imagine there is much potency to the venom as the jaws would surely suffice agains a woodlouse. They dont fight back or escape easily, only relying on the hard shell so the spider probably never needs to have potent venom. Stick it in a tub, and keep it moist, no need to open it..just walk and peek in occasionally and say 'ewww' lol
After a while youl probably feel a bit of an affinity to the spider
stranger things have happend lol

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I had a pet woodlouse spider once my mum released in the garden for some reason

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Yeah they bite they're only native spid that can bite humans. I'm assuming other native ones bite just not got fangs strong enough to get through the skin. But these can wouldn't die from a bite or anything though i can imagine it being bloody sore!

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