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....part of it's leg's missing

Guaranteed neither my son or my son-in-law would have got near enough to take a photo let alone to inspect it's legs ;D ;D

big fearties ;D

oh lovely - we recently had a 7 legged spider in our house, huge even though down one limb

don't let this put you off but we have quite a lot of spiders in our house, don't know why - we call it Tarentula Terrace, Spider Semi, Arachna Avenue etc and we have 2 long term residents, only seen now and again, very very large - we call them Gilbert and George  ;D

I like spiders  :)

I love spiders too, they can share my home with me, specially through the winter. Come spring they are happy to leave and do the biz with flies.

We have one thats so big, you can hear its footsteps on the floor as it runs. Its so big, even the cats dont bother it.....I did offer to wash its 'Superspider' vest and cape, he declined though  ;D ;D ;D

They drop legs very easily, and regrow them over several moults. It costs them a lot less than being caught and eaten.

i didn't know that RB....very clever
this guy had set up home in an old plant pot in my shed

Hiya

I love and hate spiders, depending on their size!!  ;D  Usually though, if I see them in danger (drowning, etc), I will rescue them and put them ... out of the house (or the boat in my case!)  ;) ::) ;D

hi there M  ;D

Meet 'Henry' ;D  He lived with us for quite a few weeks and then we found him all curled up......did he starve I wonder.....is there anything for them to eat indoors :-\  Don't normally like spiders but grew quite attached to Henry :)

RIP H ;D

That's Tegenaria, the ordinary house spider. Ihey thrive indoors; they don't eat that much, and there's plenty for them. It probably just reached the end of its natural life.

Here's a couple from my garden.

...and here's his leg joints. No wonder they're good runners.

It looks crab like close up. :o

I'm terrified of spiders. Great when you have an allotment, I just walk around screaming.

Quote from: sawfish on December 02, 2007, 17:21:37
I'm terrified of spiders. Great when you have an allotment, I just walk around screaming.

Are ya sure ya come from Glasgow. ::) ;D

PS to all this. According to Titchymouse man, the best aphid killers are Money Spiders!