Tegenaria

[Action_Man]

I opened my backdoor today, and found this female Tegenaria trying to either enter or exit the house, i`m not sure which.

You dont often see females wandering about, i wonder what it was/is up too ?, judging by the amount of legs, it may have been disturbed by another spider, perhaps a male Tegenaria ? ...

[Meta menardi]

Was she still capable of a good scuttle? Most likely just been disturbed and wanting to find cover. Being the odd leg down at this time of year is not unusual.

[Action_Man]

Yes it could still put on a good spurt .

There always full of debris, one of the most unkempt spiders you could meet, most spiders clean themselves, but these never do, dirty little devils ...