Dust spider macro (Tegenaria Atrica)
I encountered this dust spider while cleaning up in a hallway in my house. My hospitality regarding spiders is only limited so I put him outside. Later I found him back sitting on a wall and made this picture. the spider stayed there the rest of the day till night came and then he left.
Trivia:
In France Tegenaria sp. are released into wine cellars as the presence of their webs makes the cellars look old.
In 1936 a policeman on point duty on Lambeth Bridge in London held up traffic to allow a particularly large Tegenaria sp. to cross the road.
(Source: http://www.bumblebee.org/invertebrates/Araneae%20Aglenidae.htm)
''Tegenaria atrica'' is one of the biggest spiders of Central and Northern Europe. Females grow up to 1.8 cm, males up to 1.5 cm. Adult males can be found from July to October, adult females occur all year. In UK, it is colloquially referred to as the dust spider or the dustbunny spider for their fondness of building webs around dustbunnies under furniture or behind stock.
