The name house spider is a generic term for 11 different spiders commonly found around human dwellings, and may refer to their common name:
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Yellow sac spider, ''Chiracanthium inclusum'', a common house spider worldwide.
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Black house spider
The black house spider or common black spider (''Badumna insignis'') is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand and Japan. A closely related species, ''Badumna longinqua'', the grey house spider, has a similar ...
, ''Badumna Insignis'', an Australian spider also found in New Zealand;
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Brown house spider, ''Steatoda grossa'', a spider with cosmopolitan distribution;
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American house spider, ''Parasteatoda tepidariorum'', a
cobweb spider
Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 spec ...
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Cellar spider
The Pholcidae are a Family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, ...
, of the family Pholcidae, also known as daddy long-legs in North America;
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Domestic house spider, ''Tegenaria domestica'', also known as barn weaver in North America;
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Giant house spider, ''Eratigena atrica'' (formerly ''Tegenaria gigantea'');
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Hobo spider
The hobo spider (''Eratigena agrestis'', formerly ''Tegenaria agrestis'') is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders, but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider. Individuals construct a funnel ...
, ''Eratigena agrestis'' (sometimes called aggressive house spider);
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Geometric House Spider or House button spider, ''Latrodectus Geometricus'' (more commonly known as the brown widow);
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Southern house spider
The southern house spider is a species of large spider in the family Filistatidae. Currently given the scientific name ''Kukulcania hibernalis'', it was formerly known as ''Filistata hibernalis''. Found in the Americas, it exhibits strong sexual ...
, ''Kukulcania hibernalis''
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Tiny house spider
''Oonops domesticus'' is a tiny spider (males about 1.5 mm, females 2 mm) from Western Europe to Russia. It is a bleak light red, with a reddish to whitish abdomen. It is found only in buildings, where it builds a retreat in corners and ...
, ''Oonops domesticus''
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File:Cheiracanthium mildei male.jpg, '' Yellow Sac spider'', ''Chiracanthium inclusum'', a common house spider worldwide
File:Black house spider03.jpg, Black house spider
The black house spider or common black spider (''Badumna insignis'') is a common species of cribellate Australian spider, introduced to New Zealand and Japan. A closely related species, ''Badumna longinqua'', the grey house spider, has a similar ...
, ''Badumna Insignis'', an Australian spider also found in New Zealand
File:Achae tepid.JPG, American house spider, ''Parasteatoda tepidariorum'', a cobweb spider
Theridiidae, also known as the tangle-web spiders, cobweb spiders and comb-footed spiders, is a large family of araneomorph spiders first described by Carl Jakob Sundevall in 1833. This diverse, globally distributed family includes over 3,000 spec ...
File:Steatoda.grossa.jpg, Brown house spider, ''Steatoda grossa'', a spider with cosmopolitan distribution
File:Kukulcaniahibernalis.JPG, Southern house spider
The southern house spider is a species of large spider in the family Filistatidae. Currently given the scientific name ''Kukulcania hibernalis'', it was formerly known as ''Filistata hibernalis''. Found in the Americas, it exhibits strong sexual ...
, ''Kukulcania hibernalis''
File:Female-hobo.gif, Hobo spider
The hobo spider (''Eratigena agrestis'', formerly ''Tegenaria agrestis'') is a member of the family of spiders known colloquially as funnel web spiders, but not to be confused with the Australian funnel-web spider. Individuals construct a funnel ...
, ''Tegenaria agrestis'' (sometimes called ''aggressive house spider'')
File:Spider-2007-10-09.png, Domestic house spider, ''Tegenaria domestica''
File:Pholcus.phalangioides.6905.jpg, Cellar spider
The Pholcidae are a Family (biology), family of Araneomorphae, araneomorph spiders. The family contains over 1,800 individual species of pholcids, including those commonly known as cellar spider, daddy long-legs spider, carpenter spider, ...
s, of the family Pholcidae
File:Tegenaria gigantea.jpg, Giant house spider, ''Eratigena atrica'' (formerly ''Tegenaria gigantea'')
File:Brown widow spider Latrodectus geometricus underside.jpg, alt=, Geometric house spider, also called Latrodectus geometricus
File:The Pink Prowler (49568655818).jpg, alt=, Tiny house spider, also called Oonops domesticus
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