I just caught and evicted this little guy in my bathroom, anyone care to hazard a guess what it is?
sorry for the poor photography, the light isn't great at this time of night!
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I'd say it was about 6mm long with multiple (2 or 3) pointy tail bits which don't really show up well in the picture. It was fast too, I only just caught it before it would have disappeared between floorboards.
A not so silver silverfish.
They're common in households, feed on sugars in wallpaper, carpets, and the scum in your bathtub etc. I think they're in most houses, but if you see lots of them it suggests you need to do some cleaning!
EDIT:
Here's a wiki link for you:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silverfish
Don't be silly Zpyder, Mongoose has his house built out of Minecraft stone blocks, that's the only explanation :)
indeed, it's the Ghasts which keep spawning by my nether portal in the basement which are really causing trouble! Still it makes getting to work so much faster!
* Post bugs and stuff tbh *
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Think this is a woodlouse spider of some sort but it was proper big.
according to my information, your bug would have eaten my bug given the chance!
Quote from: Pete on August 20, 2012, 20:45:20 PM
* Post bugs and stuff tbh *
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Think this is a woodlouse spider of some sort but it was proper big.
Yeah, woodlouse spider. Best give a wide berth as they have big fangs :o
Meh, pick it up, chuck it out into garden :P
Nuke it from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
This is the bigest visitor I've had so far this summer, I had to be rescued by the wife as it had me cornered.
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Meh, these guys are your friends, catching and eating all the other things in the house...
I have yet to see an indoor spider's web that has ever actually caught any of the other annoying insects
Quote from: DEViANCE on August 23, 2012, 20:48:16 PM
This is the bigest visitor I've had so far this summer, I had to be rescued by the wife as it had me cornered.
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Jesus, I'd have moved out. Chuff it, the house is yours mr spider!
if you want to see spiders, come up with an excuse to explore some derelict buildings. I worked for a while as an assistant building surveyor and some of the ones I saw..... lets just say that despite being slightly arachnophobic I am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.
Quote from: Mongoose on August 24, 2012, 08:52:03 AMI am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.
I feel the same after a year in Australia chasing huntsmen spiders so they will jump towards a friend :P
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Quote from: Mongoose on August 24, 2012, 08:52:03 AM
if you want to see spiders, come up with an excuse to explore some derelict buildings. I worked for a while as an assistant building surveyor and some of the ones I saw..... lets just say that despite being slightly arachnophobic I am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.
The natural history museum has a website with a list of spiders that can give you a nasty bites for whatever reason. Pretty much all of them can be found in my shed.
Quote from: Leon on August 24, 2012, 09:09:11 AM
Quote from: Mongoose on August 24, 2012, 08:52:03 AMI am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.
I feel the same after a year in Australia chasing huntsmen spiders so they will jump towards a friend :P
(http://natural-japan.net/photos/Heteropoda_venatoria03.jpg)
I thought huntsman spiders can give very nasty bites to the point of losing fingers/arms etc from the necrotising effects of the venom?!?!
Nah - they f**k you up a bit if they bite but they don't bite very often. Plus we were camping in junglish areas for 3 months, it was normal to have Huntsmans and Pythons kicking about :P
QuoteLike practically all spiders apart from the Uloboridae, Sparassidae use venom to immobilise prey and to assist in digestion. They have been known to inflict defensive bites, but are not widely regarded as dangerous to healthy humans.[6] Huntsman spiders are widely considered beneficial because they feed on insect pests such as cockroaches.
There have been reports of members of various genera such as Palystes,[7] Neosparassus (formerly called Olios) and several others, inflicting bites. The effects vary, including local swelling and pain, sometimes with nausea, headache, vomiting, irregular pulse rate, and heart palpitations, indicating some systemic neurological effects, especially when the bites were severe or repeated. However, the formal study of spider bites is fraught with complications, including unpredictable infections, dry bites, shock, and nocebo effects. An investigation into spider bites in Australia, in which Sparassidae figured prominently, did not note any severe or unusual symptoms resulting from confirmed bites from some of the most notorious genera, particularly Neosparassus.
It is not always clear what provokes Sparassidae to bite people, but it is known that female members of this family will aggressively defend their egg sacs and young against perceived threats. The frequency of bites on various body parts suggests that by far the most are accidental or incidental, resulting from inadvertent handling.[2] Bites from Sparassids usually do not require hospital treatment and apparently do not cause necrosis[citation needed].
Quote from: Leon on August 24, 2012, 09:09:11 AM
Quote from: Mongoose on August 24, 2012, 08:52:03 AMI am no longer concerned by anything you meet in an inhabited house.
I feel the same after a year in Australia chasing huntsmen spiders so they will jump towards a friend :P
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Has to be said that would take the #1 spot on my list, but not by as far as you might expect. The common house spider can get to impressive sizes when it's top of the local food chain.
I had a huge back of old brambles lying in the garden since last summer. Had to take it down the dump today and it was crawling with huge spiders :o