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Hobo Spider

Tegenaria agrestis

Description:

Spiders like these live in our houses on the west coast, and can get quite large. They are usually spotted in bathrooms . . . do they come up through the drains?

Notes:

http://www.wikihow.com/Identify-a-Hobo-S...

4 Comments

GerryBates
GerryBates 10 years ago

Thank you all for your helpful comments. After checking several sources (those mentioned above, among others), I believe this to be a Hobo Spider.

tbrett
tbrett 10 years ago

It definitely is a Hobo!

tbrett
tbrett 10 years ago

Looks a lot like a Hobo Spider or also called a Giant House Spider. Very aggressive and bite is not good. I had a mark on my leg for three years after one bit me in Port Townsend WA Tegenaria agrestis. Couldn't make out the chain pattern on the abdomen for a positive ID

staccyh
staccyh 10 years ago

Nice pictures. That would've freaked me out though!

GerryBates
Spotted by
GerryBates

Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada

Spotted on Aug 30, 2013
Submitted on Sep 1, 2013

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