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Giant House Spider

eratigena duellica

The Giant House Spider is a fascinating creature that can be found in many homes! With its long legs and quick movements, it helps to keep other pests at bay.

Lebensraum: Giant House Spiders commonly live indoors, especially in dark corners, basements, and attics.

Aussehen

The Giant House Spider has a robust, dark brown body with lighter markings on its abdomen and a distinct 'H' shape on its cephalothorax. Its long, hairy legs are banded brown and black, making it appear much larger than its body.

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Giant House Spider
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Giant House Spider

Kategorie

Invertebrate

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A female can lay hundreds of eggs in a silken sac!

Some Giant House Spiders can live up to 3 years!

These spiders are shy and prefer to run away from people.

They are one of the fastest spiders in the world!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Speed Burst

Giant House Spider can run incredibly fast because of long, powerful legs that help them ambush prey and escape danger.

Fähigkeit

Web-Trap Weaver

Giant House Spider can spin a messy, funnel-shaped web that helps them create a sticky trap for unsuspecting insects.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision Helper

Giant House Spider has multiple eyes that help them detect movement in dim light, making them efficient nocturnal hunters.

Maße und Details

Body Length Cm
1.8 cm
Leg Span Cm
7.5 cm
Lifespan Years
3 Jahre
Top Speed Mps
0.53 m/s

Ernährung und Fütterung

These spiders are expert hunters, feasting on all sorts of small insects and other invertebrates!

Hauptnahrung

  • flies
  • moths
  • woodlice
  • other spiders

Nahrungssuche

  • Ambush

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

common house fly

Musca domestica

A primary food source caught in their webs.

hunts

common house spider

Tegenaria domestica

Competes for territory and can be prey.

eaten by

domestic cat

Felis catus

Sometimes hunted by curious house cats.

eaten by

great tit

Parus major

Sometimes eaten by birds if found outdoors.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Barn Spider

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always observe spiders from a distance and do not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das body Length Cm von Giant House Spider?

1.8 cm

Was ist der/die/das leg Span Cm von Giant House Spider?

7.5 cm

Wie lange lebt Giant House Spider?

3 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed Mps von Giant House Spider?

0.53 m/s

Was frisst Giant House Spider?

These spiders are expert hunters, feasting on all sorts of small insects and other invertebrates!

Wo findet man Giant House Spider normalerweise?

Giant House Spiders commonly live indoors, especially in dark corners, basements, and attics.

Wie jagt Giant House Spider?

Ambush

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