Spider ID please

[Kayleigh]

Sorry for the poor image..This was dangling outside my living room window on a thread..he looked cold so he is now living in my porch..I thought it was a Tegenaria now looking close don't think it is..Will he be ok inside or should I try to find him again and put him out.

[Venger]

Looks like a male Tegenaria sp, he's out looking for the ladies (or in I should say)

[Meta menardi]

As a photo it does show all the things you don't need to identify a spider (sorry, K) but I think it is a Tegenaria. Don't worry about it's survival, many species of spider only survive over winter as an egg. The big beasties that roam your house in Autumn are just looking for a lady spider to invest with their genes, so her eggs will carry them over the Winter.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Venger

Looks like a male Tegenaria sp, he's out looking for the ladies (or in I should say)

Thanks Venger

Maybe I should move him into the dinning room where the other lady one was..I could end up with a house full.

[Kayleigh]

Originally Posted by Meta menardi

As a photo it does show all the things you don't need to identify a spider (sorry, K) but I think it is a Tegenaria. Don't worry about it's survival, many species of spider only survive over winter as an egg. The big beasties that roam your house in Autumn are just looking for a lady spider to invest with their genes, so her eggs will carry them over the Winter.

He was moving about a lot and the light was awful that with my photographic skills..Well this is you get..

What threw me is he was out side dangling on a thread a few weeks ago and it went really cold I thought he would freeze to death if I left him out there.
Looks like he is doomed anyway..