The Giant House Spider formerly known as Tegenaria Gigantea

[MegaVesper04]

caught a huge sucker tonight on my wall. One of the nastiest ones I've seen. Very common though and usually in my bathtub when I find one. I think it is the only local spider that creeps me out.

[ssballs]

Jetsex!When flying used to be fun.

[Eddboy229]

It's not really giant compared to some of the larger more exotic spiders.

Just saying, but great video and matching music!

[PATURMANPLUNGER]

Wow thats cool!

[wildhobby]

OOh! reading through the posts, - spitting spider is Scytoda thracica (if my mem serves me well) and you guys that have seen em run - usually a lad looking for a lass! Also hang a towel over your bath they haven't the goods to climb out - you need to check out *herpylus blackwalli*, they wont necisarily climb out in spite of your help (in fact they really won't trouble themselves) pick up the towel and shake it in an non-used room - don't put them outside in the rain they will drown. So don't.

[wildhobby]

Didn't realise this has been subclassified. They don't like 'armadillus' or 'calliphora' as they prefer to chew their food to a pulp and the chelicera aren't adapted to take a 'pill-bug' ; however they will quite happily remain in a secluded area - I recommend you not to keep one as such but if you are tempted, put a little drop of distilled water or rain water on the web occationally. Thanks for the post. Nimbus. If you wish to live and thrive, let the spider run alive :@>

[RedKitsuneRayouko]

Thanks for the video, I was trying to find out what this spider was. I saw this spitting image of these last night while I was watering the yard; it was wandering the yard. The thing was between 3 and 4 inches long and quick as hell. Thanks again, awesome video!

[stinkmaster1]

i beet its a hobo's best friend

[UltimateRAGEX]

Very cool, i hope to catch one of these spiders one day and keep it as a pet.

[woodelflord]

LOL A SPIDER CALLED HOBO :):)

[softairsld]

i quit sleeping with opened window from now, its 1:42 at night over where i live , and few minutes earlier this spider sat on my face, wasn't sleeping tight so i waked up, that was scary

[TalkingPixiesHeads]

I kept one, one summer in a tub, it built a flat web at the bottom and i dropped anything i could find to it. It could easily kill and eat anything including flies, wasps, other spiders often the same size (which i put down to home ground advantage), and various beetles. It even fought a devils coachman. good times :)

[sikthchick]

yup.. one of these fuckers ran across my kitchen floor earlier... they freak the shit out of me. I didn't kill it though, just baracaded myself in my room and let it do its thing for the night lol

[766reaper667]

i would have done exactly the same :P

[JonasBridgous]

Hehe I have one in my garden and I named her evelyn. My friend also has one in his garden shed and she it is called alfred! (Even though it's obviously a female). Big spiders

[kryss119]

That spider sure can take off quick. Did the Pill Bug survive? They are armored pretty well