This is a male Giant House Spider Tegenaria gigantea now called Eratigena atrica. It is typical to see the male as the female remains hidden.

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This is a male Giant House Spider Tegenaria gigantea now called Eratigena atrica. It is typical to see the male as the female remains hidden and the male is usually only seen when in search of the female.

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Size: 5190px × 3451px
Location: Formby, Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Photo credit: © Rod Hill / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: agelenidae, animalia, arachnida, arachnids, araneae, araneidae, araneomorphae, arthtorpoda, atrica, chelicerata, creatures, eratigena, fauna, gigantea, invertebrate, labidognatha, male, nature, spiders, tegenaria, wildlife