House spider
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The name House spider is a generic term for different spiders commonly found around human dwellings, and may refer to:
- Black house spiderBlack house spiderThe black house spider is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, found throughout much of Australia and New Zealand. A closely related species, the grey house spider , has a similar distribution....
, Badumna Insignis, an Australian spider also found in New Zealand; - Brown house spiderSteatoda grossaSteatoda grossa, commonly known as the cupboard spider, the dark comb-footed spider, the brown house spider , or the false black widow , is a common species of spider in the genus Steatoda...
, Steatoda grossa, a spider with cosmopolitan distribution; - American house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum, a cobweb spider;
- Daddy long-legs spiderDaddy long-legs spiderPholcidae, commonly known as cellar spiders, are a spider family in the suborder Araneomorphae.Some species, especially Pholcus phalangioides, are commonly called granddaddy long-legs spider, daddy long-legs spider, daddy long-legger, or vibrating spider...
s, of the Pholcidae family; - Domestic house spiderDomestic house spiderThe spider species Tegenaria domestica, commonly known as the barn funnel weaver in North America and the domestic house spider in Europe, is a member of the funnel-web family Agelenidae and a close relative of the hobo spider...
, Tegenaria domestica; - Giant house spiderGiant house spiderThe Giant house spider is a member of the genus Tegenaria and is a close relative of both the Domestic house spider and the infamous Hobo spider...
, Tegenaria gigantea; - Hobo spiderHobo spiderThe hobo spider is a member of the genus of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders, but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider. It is one of a small number of spiders in North America whose bites are generally considered to be medically significant...
, Tegenaria agrestis (improperly called aggressive house spider); - Southern house spiderSouthern house spiderThe Southern house spider is a species of large North American spider which exhibit strong sexual dimorphism. The males very closely resemble brown recluses, having similar coloration and body structure, though they have slender bodies and are uniformly brown, unlike the brown recluse. The females...
, Kukulcania hibernalis