(assumed) common spider for ID?

[eightbo]

spiders; i don't mind them, but i'm not particularly interested by them per say

anyway, i've found the same species of spider in my room several times over the last 10 months, possibly more time than this

over this time i've come across 6 total, 3 of which are large and were probably fully grown. i did find a dead one also, and took a couple pictures but never uploaded them, now i've found another one, which was on my wall earlier so i took a third picture and here's all three:



the ones i assumed were fully grown had a span of almost 9cm if that helps at all.

i'm assuming this is a pretty common type of spider and any insight on it would be great, thanks!

[Cobweb]

I must say, your centre piece is absolutely marvellous. This is definitely no common spider, but a Gradungulidae of the Araneomorph family, and a very fine specimen at that.


Gradungulidae usually present in very large numbers. Take another look around your house to see if you can identify any more of these rarities; I can almost guarantee you there will be many, many more.

[eightbo]

someone get this troll out of here ......... gahhhhhhh

[frits_b]

Gradungulidae? That's an exotic family. Are you from Australia or New Zealand?

[eightbo]

Originally Posted by frits_b

Gradungulidae? That's an exotic family. Are you from Australia or New Zealand?

he's trolling...

England, south west.

[RobAtkinson1]

philodromidae I would have thought.

[frits_b]

Well, it does look exotic. Rather like a sparassid. Perhaps a Heteropoda species?

[John_M]

It certainly looks like a male Philodromus, but Frits may well be right; I wouldn't like to say for sure.

[Pepsis]

I'd say a male Philodromus sp. too.