House spider

The name house spider is a generic term for 11 different spiders commonly found around human dwellings, and may refer to their common name:


 * Yellow sac spider, Cheiracanthium inclusum, a common spider worldwide often found in dwellings
 * 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
 * Cellar spider, of the family Pholcidae, 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, Eratigena atrica (formerly Tegenaria gigantea)
 * Hobo spider, Eratigena agrestis (sometimes called aggressive house spider)
 * Geometric house spider or house button spider, Latrodectus geometricus (more commonly known as the brown widow)
 * Southern house spider, Kukulcania hibernalis
 * Tiny house spider, Oonops domesticus