Bug Identifier
Giant House Spider
Community identification

Giant House Spider

Eratigena duellica

Order & Family
Araneae: Agelenidae
Size
Body length is 10-18 mm for females; leg spans can reach up to 100 mm (4 inches).
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Natural Habitat

Typically found indoors in dark, quiet corners like basements and sheds, as well as outdoors in crevices and leaf litter.

Diet & Feeding

Carnivorous; it feeds primarily on flies, beetles, moths, and other small household insects.

Behavior Patterns

Funnel-web weavers that wait in a non-sticky sheet web; they are among the fastest spiders and are primarily active at night.

Risks & Benefits

Benefits the ecosystem by controlling pest populations; they are generally harmless to humans as they are shy and their venom is not medically significant.