Funnel web spider UK

[Mr Slappy]

I've found funnel web spiders in my garden but I thought they only lived in hot countries. Are they dangerous? It's got brown legs if that helps...

[Ethel]

Are you sure - they are only found in Australia.

They are very dangerous and the bites can be fatal.

[beryllium]

does it look like this?...

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:e1x9Q6 5lazrAQM:home.primus.com.au/kellykk

or this?....

http://www.spiderzrule.com/funn1.jpg

[beryllium]

this is a fantastic one!!!!!

http://www.usq.edu.au/spider/find/spiders/imag es/201A10.jpg

[Mr Slappy]

Nope. It's small (ish) and brown. Shame there's no option to post a pic.

[beryllium]

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j187/beryl_2 006/liz.jpg

[beryllium]

ok, was just testing that. If you've got a digi camera, download onto photobucket, and then copy and paste....

That piccy i took of our little lizard we have in our garden...

[Mr Slappy]

Thanks Beryllium.
http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n66/mystery hyde/DSC00290.jpg

[beryllium]

Alrighty!!!!!!!! COOL PICTURE!!!!!...... *screammmmmm* so.... hmmmmm, and you're in England?.....do you think you may need to call the local zoo, or mail them that piccy like now.....

[Mr Slappy]

Um, riiiight....

[beryllium]

lol.... where are you btw?....

[beryllium]

http://whatcom.wsu.edu/ag/homehort/pest/images /hobopalppict.jpg

There is a spider in England called Tegenaria, and they make funnel shaped webs.... perhaps that is what you have....

[Mr Slappy]

Well, that's the mystery solved.
It's a common british spider which, although dangerous to bugs, is harmless to humans.
Which is really good news cuz the family are huddled indoors protecting themselves with brooms and pan lids etc.

[beryllium]

Well, thank goodness for that, a fantastic piccy though, gotta be printed off and framed...... ;-)

You can all get back in the garden now.....

Have a great weekend.... :-)

[poweraeg]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segestria_florent ina

Hi check this link or type in Agelena labarynthica (The tunnel web spider) into google. These do exist in the UK. I am pretty certain I have just found one in a hole in my garage wall, its a fairly agressive little thing. I found your question when looking for the answer to the very same question myself.

Regards
Graham