Spider in home

[Mikayla]

Hi! Just wondering if anyone could tell me what this is? I know it's not a very good video but it's the best I could get (I have severe arachnophobia.)

At first I thought it was a funnel web then saw another thread from a few years ago in my area (Warrnambool) that suggested it was a trapdoor and I thought they looked similar.

Just wondering because I have some (very stupid) cats.

 

[Dani161]

Hi! Just wondering if anyone could tell me what this is? I know it's not a very good video but it's the best I could get (I have severe arachnophobia.)

At first I thought it was a funnel web then saw another thread from a few years ago in my area (Warrnambool) that suggested it was a trapdoor and I thought they looked similar.

Just wondering because I have some (very stupid) cats.

Can you call a neighbor to catch it in a container and release it outside away from your house? If the head is hairless and shiny I’d assume funnel web.

Funnel web

• The cephalothorax is hairless, smooth and gloss black.
• Black, brown, or purple abdomen.
• Body and legs are covered in fine hairs
• Males have a spur on the 3rd part of the 2ndleg
• The male has slender legs.
• The male is 20mm in length.
• The female is 30mm in length .
• Large fangs
• Visible spinnerets

Trapdoor

• Black or brown in colour
• Stocky in appearance
• Their body is covered in thin hairs
• Stout bodies and legs
• The jaw is attached to the front of its head
• Short blunt spinnerets
• Males have a double spurs hallway along their first leg
• Powerful jaws and sharp fangs