Tegenaria domestica (Clerck, 1757)
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The house spider is probably the best known and perhaps the most hated of the British spiders, and is often encountered trapped in the bath (2). It is fairly large and hairy, has long legs and varies in colour from pale to dark brown (4). The abdomen has variable sooty markings, and some individuals can be a uniform pale yellowish or grey colour. Males and females are similar in appearance, but males have a more slender abdomen and longer legs (3).
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Canada
Origin: Exotic
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
United States
Origin: Native
Regularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Present
Confidence: Confident
Type of Residency: Year-round
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Found all over the world, the house spider is common and widespread in Britain and Europe (3).
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Found in houses and other buildings, including garden sheds (2).
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The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 4 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 4
Specimens with Barcodes: 22
Species With Barcodes: 1
Canada
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNR - Unranked
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Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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Widespread and common (3).
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This spider is not currently threatened.
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