UID spider - help please

[misterhughes]

Can anyone help me identifiy this spider. My son found it underneath our windowsill on the front wall of our house in early June.

[Venger]

Do we have a size for this (excluding legs) and location in the UK?

[misterhughes]

Sorry, yes, here is a bit more info. Size - I would say approx 12mm, Location - West Yorkshire.

[Venger]

Do you have any other photos, I can't get enough info from this picture, sorry.

[misterhughes]

This is the only other decent shot I managed to get - hope it helps...

[Venger]

I think this is an extremely pale form, gravid Tegenaria spp though I can't confirm it from these photos, they just aren't sharp enough (sorry) (and I'm not 100% on that either)

[Venger]

I got a second opinion, it backs up my first thought.
A pale, gravid, Tegenaria spp
Welcome to WAB by the way

[misterhughes]

Thank you, and thank you... So just a common house spider then...

[Venger]

There are several Tegenaria spp that occupy our homes with us, sadly you can't get to species level from a photo.
They're good for your house, keeping down insect populations etc. Enjoy them

[demicav]

Originally Posted by Venger

I got a second opinion, it backs up my first thought.
A pale, gravid, Tegenaria spp
Welcome to WAB by the way

Venger, it looks very similar to Amaurobius doesn't it and the window would fit in perfectly but you're probably right. Probably House spider.

[Venger]

The head is too narrow to be an Amaurobius spp and the eye placement (from what you can see) is also wrong. First thing that jumped out to me was that it was an Agelenidae, just from it's general shape.
It was the paleness that really threw me (you know how hard it is to ID Tegenaria anyway) not been able to see the spines didn't help either.

[demicav]

Originally Posted by Venger

The head is too narrow to be an Amaurobius spp and the eye placement (from what you can see) is also wrong. First thing that jumped out to me was that it was an Agelenidae, just from it's general shape.
It was the paleness that really threw me (you know how hard it is to ID Tegenaria anyway) not been able to see the spines didn't help either.

You're right about the head. The female Amaurobius especially has quite a broad head and I think it's this that can appear sinister looking to some people.