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[Urwumpe]

It also made the ship lighter for a given armament and level of protection by shortening the citadel, which allowed more weight to be devoted to propulsion.

Yes, but it was mostly applied to treaty warships, which negated the positive effects a lot.

 

[steph]

Any idea what this species is? Found it in the toilet. The good news is that it's gone, the bad news is that I don't know where :lol:. It doesn't seem to be a web weaver,,,,it even falls when it tries to climb the walls.

 

[Urwumpe]

Any idea what this species is? Found it in the toilet. The good news is that it's gone, the bad news is that I don't know where :lol:. It doesn't seem to be a web weaver,,,,it even falls when it tries to climb the walls.

Tegenaria domestica

 

[APDAF]

Looks like a common garden wolf spider to me?

 

[jedidia]

Looks a lot like what we call a "Carpenter" (Zimmermann) in Switzerland, which looks like a cross between a large mosquito and a spider...

 

[Urwumpe]

Looks a lot like what we call a "Carpenter" (Zimmermann) in Switzerland, which looks like a cross between a large mosquito and a spider...

Aren't those the same that we call "Weberknecht" here? Phalangium opilio for the zoologists.

 

[Andy44]

In the toilet? Looks like a whole lotta NOPE to me.

 

[jedidia]

Aren't those the same that we call "Weberknecht" here?

Looks similar, though the pictures I found when googling seem to have a wider body. Could just be me never really looking that close, though.

 

[Loru]

Any idea what this species is? Found it in the toilet. The good news is that it's gone, the bad news is that I don't know where :lol:. It doesn't seem to be a web weaver,,,,it even falls when it tries to climb the walls.

Tegenaria domestica. Don't be afraid of him. His bite is harmless with little to no pain.

 

[MaverickSawyer]

Tegenaria domestica. Don't be afraid of him. His bite is harmless with little to no pain.

It's a spiderbro! Leave it be, and it'll help keep the bug population in the house down.

 

[Loru]

It's a spiderbro! Leave it be, and it'll help keep the bug population in the house down.

Usually I leave them alone until they're in bathroom or trying to live in my PC.

 

[jedidia]

Tegenaria domestica. Don't be afraid of him. His bite is harmless with little to no pain.

Huh, the legs look a lot shorter compared to the body on those pictures.
Anyways, it's got a relative called the hobo-spider? seriously? :lol:

 

[Urwumpe]

Tegenaria domestica. Don't be afraid of him. His bite is harmless with little to no pain.

Little pain? I catch them with my bare hands, when my girlfriend demands more "privacy". No pain at all. An Araneus is different there, thats a little pain sometimes.

Usually I have a very good relation with the spiders in my house. They stay away from me and I stay away from them. And I never kill a good spider...

 

[PhantomCruiser]

I usually don't kill spiders unless they startle me. My wife will just scream and maybe stomp at it (they usually outrun her), my kid takes the same tack as I do. The kiddo's cat on the other hand loves eating them.

We have a ton of these around, people afound here argue that they are brown reluse, but I know otherwise.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolf_spider
Generally I get a yellow garden spider around a window every summer. Those things can be pretty impressive looking, but are harmless.

 

[steph]

I like the orb weavers...they can get pretty big in some more secluded area. I used to be appalled by spiders, but after observing a few of them in nature, you realize that they're quite cool creatures.
And yes, they keep the insects away.This summer has been lacking in spiders around the house, and it really shows. Might be something coming for a while, this winter I didn't see any of those white "nests" they build high up on the trees,

 

[Ravenous]

I like the orb weavers...they can get pretty big in some more secluded area.

I just noticed this morning a lot of these are out. "Garden spiders" is the common name in the UK. There's always a large number of fat ones appearing suddenly around this time of the year.

Being a wuss I don't like spiders on my skin, but they are beautiful to watch (from a distance!) especially the big web weavers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/European_garden_spider

 

[Urwumpe]

I just noticed this morning a lot of these are out. "Garden spiders" is the common name in the UK. There's always a large number of fat ones appearing suddenly around this time of the year.

Being a wuss I don't like spiders on my skin, but they are beautiful to watch (from a distance!) especially the big web weavers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/life/European_garden_spider

I have many fat ones around me, but usually they prefer to stay outside.

My favorite local spider is this one, the wasp spider:

Its is very common at the local military training area of the army, so you quickly became used to the sight of having one hanging in front of your nose when you crawled through the high grass. They produce very beautiful nets though:

 

[steph]

I have many fat ones around me, but usually they prefer to stay outside.

My favorite local spider is this one, the wasp spider:

Its is very common at the local military training area of the army, so you quickly became used to the sight of having one hanging in front of your nose when you crawled through the high grass. They produce very beautiful nets though:

That's the one...I always thought it was an orb weaver, but in hindsight, it did have an intriguing pattern on its back. I must have some photo of it on my HDD, I photographed it like crazy when I discovered it (wan't much to discover actually, it had its web on a night lamp on out porch, and it was pretty much clearly visible due to it size) Also, seeing it weave its web is quite mesmerizing, it has a sinister and slow way of moving around.

Edit: found the photos

This one was by the wall, near some bushes. Slightly smaller, but a lot more of these around. Are they related? I always thought this one to be the generic orb weaver.

 

[Ravenous]

Hmmm those big yellow wasp spiders are a different matter - the ones I am used to are just the regular "little" round bodied garden spiders.

If those yellow ones weren't so rare over here, they would be called the "change-of-underwear spider"

 

[steph]

They aren't THAT big, I don't think they can get more than a few centimeters in diameter...but then again , seeing them with legs extended in the bushes is a bit...unnerving The tegeneria for example is as big , or bigger.

Here's a video of it weaving (camera was on a tripod, some distance away :lol: )