Spider seen in South Devon

[glojo]

We have a number of these critta's that are often found in, or around our property, I evicted this one from one of our shower rooms. Can anyone identify it please?

[RedneckBadger]

could be one of the Linyphia species.

[Geoff F]

This may be one for the Spider Forum, where the real experts lurk!

But for a starter, as it was indoors; how about a slightly odd marked Zygiella x-notata? But it is a bit difficult to work out the leg lengths from that photo.

That species is around 6 or 7 mm overall body length. Does that sound about right?

[glojo]

Originally Posted by Geoff F

This may be one for the Spider Forum, where the real experts lurk!

But for a starter, as it was indoors; how about a slightly odd marked Zygiella x-notata? But it is a bit difficult to work out the leg lengths from that photo.

That species is around 6 or 7 mm overall body length. Does that sound about right?

I never realised there was a spider specific forum apologies for that, but that spider was larger than that. I would guess it to have been at the very least 1cm body length.

[RedneckBadger]

It could be,Geoff, I think thats what it is. I forgot about them, dunno how as we get them in our close, they can get quite fat and theres a few variations on patternations and colourings depending on locations. They can look similar to some of the Linyphia species.
Glojo, do you know what kind of web it came from, whether hammock/sheet (Linyphia) or orb (Zygiella) ?

[glojo]

Originally Posted by RedneckBadger

It could be,Geoff, I think thats what it is. I forgot about them, dunno how as we get them in our close, they can get quite fat and theres a few variations on patternations and colourings depending on locations. They can look similar to some of the Linyphia species.
Glojo, do you know what kind of web it came from, whether hammock/sheet (Linyphia) or orb (Zygiella) ?

Your words are definitely English but way above my pay scale

The ones that we have in our garden shed have a sort of 'funnel' type web and not the normal spider's web that flies tend to get stuck in.

Is that a decent explanation?

I'm off to Google your interesting suggestions

[Geoff F]

Well your description of the web changes everything.

My first thought is one of the Tegenaria species but also, and possibly a better fit, is Amaurobius similis or ferox. A. similis in particular is often found around the type of location which you describe.

But I suspect that unless one of the spider experts 'bumps into' this thread, you will probably have to transfer the question for a definitive answer.

[glojo]

Originally Posted by Geoff F

Well your description of the web changes everything.

My first thought is one of the Tegenaria species but also, and possibly a better fit, is Amaurobius similis or ferox. A. similis in particular is often found around the type of location which you describe.

But I suspect that unless one of the spider experts 'bumps into' this thread, you will probably have to transfer the question for a definitive answer.

Thank you for your help and I guess I will search for the dedicated spider forum and try to find someone that speaks English.

Regards
John

[Geoff F]

Unfortunately, nobody on the Spider Forum speaks plain English. It's all 'technobabble' there.

[John_M]

I would say that this is a Steatoda nobilis.