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Spider Spider burning bright...................... Any one know what brand of spider this is.

looks like a lumpy legged, bite you in the bum spider to me - lol. Best left well alone.

Looks like a wolf spider

This Spider has been in our garden for well over two weeks now, it's web is fantastic and bloody strong as it has withstood the high winds. But we would like to know what it is. Trawled through all the spider ID sites but can't find this little twerp.

Just Googled it (Cyprus Tarantula), certainly looks like it. It says it is harmless, but I wouldn't be around long enough to find out.Yes also known as Wolf spider.

Hi Jen. According to the Spider ID Sites this is the Wolf Spider.

It looks like Araneus diadematus more than anything, aka 'orb web spider' aka 'garden orb spider'.

Hi Kbasat. Yes i think you could be right here. Anyway it seems very happy in our garden. We swat flies and throw them on the middle of the web. Maybe that's is why it's happy as it just sits there and we feed it. And of course there is an endless supply of flies.

Wolf spiders stay in dark spaces, don't create webs like the one in the photo. And anyway, wolf spiders are quite harmless, timid, just scoop into a glass and take outside if you find them indoors and don't like them in the house. They eat mosquitoes and flies so are quite eco-friendly.

I agree with kbasat. The head, thorax and abdomen in the original photo bare no resemblance to the drawing of the wolf spider, but are virtually identical to the kb photo. As you're feeding it I suspect you're going to be living with it for some time, why would it want to go anywhere else??

Huntsman spider maybe???

http://www.spiderzrule.com/huntsman10.htm

Just pick it up and give it a love.
All spiders bite, if you are rough with them, most will enjoy a cuddle.