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Jun 17, 2010 10:36 |  #1

I saw this spider in the bathroom. Just wondering what type it is.

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Jun 17, 2010 18:01 |  #2

I believe Oecobius (wall spider).


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Jun 18, 2010 14:04 as a reply to  @ reneethomas's post |  #3

Thanks for the reply. I guess it is a Wall Spider then.


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Jun 18, 2010 15:35 |  #4

Scytodes. Spitting spider.


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Jun 20, 2010 14:08 |  #5

racketman wrote in post #10386489 (external link)
Scytodes. Spitting spider.

I just read the following from Wikipedia and I am a bit worried

Wikipedia wrote:
Scytodes thoracica is a spitting spider because it spits a poisonous sticky silken substance over its prey. Its size ranges between 3–6 mm.. The carapace is unusual in sloping upwards towards its rear end, whereas the abdomen slopes downwards. It has six eyes instead of the usual eight eyes spider usually have. This spider occurs in the Holarctic, [Australia] and on some oceanic islands (namely in the Pacific).

Source: http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/Scytodes_thorac​ica (external link)

I am in the UK and the photo looks very much like the one I took. I think there are more dangerous spiders here than one expects!


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