Spider

Hi,

Sorry, this is also posted in the Wildlife thread, but I was told that there are more spider experts here.

I happened to see this on my bedroom wall. I was quite a distance away and the flash seemed to have stunned it a bit. Managed to get it removed.

Any ideas on the type of spider? It was about 5cm long and I'm in the UK. As it was very late night and I was very sleepy, I had it on the Macro setting and thus the flash was fired and it was on 55mm. This is why it is a bit overexposed.

Exif Data:
EXIF Sub IFD

* Exposure Time (1 / Shutter Speed) = 1/60 second ===> 0.01667 second
* Lens F-Number / F-Stop = 56/10 ===> ƒ/5.6
* Exposure Program = n/a (0)
* ISO Speed Ratings = 400
* EXIF Version = 0221
* Original Date/Time = 2010:05:29 23:55:32
* Digitization Date/Time = 2010:05:29 23:55:32
* Components Configuration = 0x01,0x02,0x03,0x00 / YCbCr
* Shutter Speed Value (APEX) = 387114/65536
Shutter Speed (Exposure Time) = 1/60 second
* Aperture Value (APEX) = 325770/65536
Aperture = ƒ/5.6
* Exposure Bias (EV) = 0/2 ===> 0
* Metering Mode = pattern / multi-segment (5)
* Flash = Flash fired, auto mode
* Focal Length = 55/1 mm ===> 55 mm
* User Comment (Hex) = User Comment Character Code = not defined
* FlashPix Version = 0100
* Colour Space = sRGB (1)
* Image Width = 3456 pixels
* Image Height = 2304 pixels
* Focal Plane X-Resolution = 3456000/874 ===> 3954.23
* Focal Plane Y-Resolution = 2304000/582 ===> 3958.76
* Focal Plane X/Y-Resolution Unit = inch (2)
* Custom Rendered = normal process (0)
* Exposure Mode = auto exposure (0)
* White Balance = auto (0)
* Scene Capture Type = standard (0)

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Bit hard to tell but would guess on a sac spider or perhaps a woodlouse spider.
Brian v.

I guess it will be a woodlouse spider. Just looked on Google Image Search and the photo hosted on Britannica seems to represent the spider. Thanks for the reply.