Anyone know what type of spider this is?

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#27941 12-Nov-2008 00:10

Hey

Found this in my bath tonight, it's huge, a bit bigger than a 50c piece of old... The pic is a bit blurry but it's basically brown/red on the body with two white rings around the front legs and some pretty massive silk spinners on the rear end.

I quickly searched Te Papa and found a similar description for a Tunnel web spider, although it doesn't mention the white rings.

Any takers?

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#177479 12-Nov-2008 06:09

Its harmless, just a wood spider I think.

I know an entemologist and will pass the photo on to him and get back to you.

Here be the ones to avoid http://www.moh.govt.nz/moh.nsf/0/a4e65bc46e3e9c38cc256d750010f8fb?OpenDocument

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#177492 12-Nov-2008 08:47

The nature science guy in my team reckons Tunnel Web. Although he is a herpetologist (yes, we laugh) and not an arachnologist, he's pretty sure.

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#177495 12-Nov-2008 08:53

lugh: The nature science guy in my team reckons Tunnel Web. Although he is a herpetologist (yes, we laugh) and not an arachnologist, he's pretty sure.

My guy agrees, look here http://www.landcareresearch.co.nz/research/biosystematics/invertebrates/invertid/bug_details.asp?Bu_Id=48