Too many Geoffs/Beryl's/Borises et al

[Julia9054]

[QUOTE 3925464, member: 259"]I thought most of the male ones were skinny little things and had all been eaten by the females anyway?[/QUOTE]
For most species of house spider, the Beryls have slightly larger bodies than the Geoffs but the Geoffs have longer legs

 

[Julia9054]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/natureuk/entries/6cb2b54e-8ea4-3d33-b898-7de69d943303
This is interesting. It seems that female house spiders don't generally eat the males after mating

 

[hopless500]

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I'm being invaded outside by Boris babies

Ye gods
I'm not staying at your house again until you've dispatched the buggers.

 

[Deleted member 1258]

I was very impressed with the handy work of one of the little blighter's, he'd anchored one end of his web to the guttering on the extension and the other end to my Buddleia thats a good eight-nine feet away from the guttering. Personally I don't mind them, my Good Lady isn't keen on them or insects in general.

 

[raleighnut]

My cats are doing their best to keep our house free from em.

 

[Hitchington]