Wiktionary
n. 1 Any spider or kind of spider that dwells in human residences. 2 # yellow sac spider, (taxlink Chiracanthium inclusum species), a common house spider worldwide. 3 # black house spider, (taxlink Badumna insignis species), an Australian spider also found in New Zealand; 4 # brown house spider, (taxlink Steatoda grossa species), a spider with cosmopolitan distribution; 5 # American house spider, (taxlink Parasteatoda tepidariorum species), a cobweb spider; 6 # daddy long-legs spiders, of the Pholcidae family; 7 # domestic house spider, (taxlink Tegenaria domestica species); 8 # giant house spider, (taxlink Tegenaria gigantea species); 9 # hobo spider, (taxlink Tegenaria agrestis species), aggressive house spider; 10 # southern house spider, (taxlink Kukulcania hibernalis species) 11 # tiny house spider, (taxlink Oonops domesticus species)
Wikipedia
The name House spider is a generic term for different spiders commonly found around human dwellings, and may refer to:
- Yellow Sac spider, Chiracanthium inclusum, a common house spider worldwide.
- Black house spider, Badumna Insignis, an Australian spider also found in New Zealand;
- Brown house spider, Steatoda grossa, a spider with cosmopolitan distribution;
- American house spider, Parasteatoda tepidariorum, a cobweb spider;
- Common cellar spider, of the Pholcidae family, also known as daddy long-legs in North America;
- Domestic house spider, Tegenaria domestica, also known as barn weaver in North America;
- Giant house spider, Tegenaria gigantea;
- Hobo spider, Tegenaria agrestis (sometimes called aggressive house spider);
- Southern house spider, Kukulcania hibernalis
- Tiny house spider, Oonops domesticus