The female Hobo spider can live for about two years, whereas the male will only live for a few months. The female Hobo spider produces several white to cream egg sacs, suspending them within her tangled web. He will generally be eaten after mating has been completed. Male Hobo spiders tend to wander with this yearning around August time. The Hobo spider typically enters homes when it is in search of a mate. Hobo spiders construct a funnel-shaped structure of silk sheeting and lie in wait at the small end of the funnel for prey insects to blunder onto their webs. The Hobo spider also makes webs under homes and attach it to plants or weeds. The webs they make are funnel shaped and are often attached to an object in the garden, by the foundation, between planters, or anything that remains stationary near the ground level. Hobo Spiders have to attack to eat otherwise they would die of starvation. This along with its poor eye site explains why they are noticeably more aggressive to humans then other spiders. Instead, once the prey trips on the web the hobo spider attacks the prey before it can get away. The Hobo spider creates a non-sticky trip web that does not permanently stick insects to it. Hobo spiders sometimes build their webs in or around human habitations. The Hobo Spider is quite rarely found in houses in Europe, where almost no envenoms have been reported and the harmless if similar-looking Barn funnel weaver spider (T. The Hobo Spider is most commonly found in gardens, fields, hedges and similar places. The Hobo Spider prefers moderately dry and warm environments, however, in Europe, it does not typically live in houses, largely due to competition from house spiders such as the Giant house spider (Tegenaria gigantea). Related species are quite similar in appearance and it requires technical training to identify them reliably. The Hobo Spider has solid light-brown colored legs.
Similar spiders have stripes on the legs and are often much larger. Hobo Spiders have a herringbone pattern on the top side of their abdomens.Īlthough most Hobo Spiders have very hairy-looking legs, the legs of this spider are fairly smooth. The Hobo Spiders coloration is rather subdued, being a mixture of brown and rust earth shades. There is no dimorphism (difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species) in color or markings. The male Hobo Spider measures 8 – 11 millimetres. The female Hobo Spider reaches sizes of 11 – 15 millimetres. The Hobo Spider is one of a small number of spiders in North America whose bites are generally considered to be medically significant. The Hobo Spider (Tegenaria agrestis) is a member of the genus of spiders known as funnel web spiders.
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