My daughter found a long legged spider!

[Larry Shone]

This chap was in the parents house yesterday. My daughter Katie, aged 2, loves spiders and can spot one a mile off! I lifted her up so she could reach it, and having knocked it down she then picked it up and had it crawling all over her!
She isnt scared a bit,just like me as a kid!
Anyway, here is the 8 legged beastie.He seems to have very long front legs for a Tegenaria, and the legs are striped.
Will have to have a look through my book to see if I can ID him.



Also I found this interesting moth the other night(She likes those too, but my other half hates them!)

[Guy Tansley]

The spider is probably an adult male N. umbratica.

[Larry Shone]

Thanks Guy, but what genus does the 'N' refer to?

[Guy Tansley]

Nuctenea

[Larry Shone]

Thanks again Guy for your patience. I will have a look in my spider book tonight armed with that info!

[Larry Shone]

Im going with Guy's suggestion, and narrowed it down to Nuctenea umbratica

Also the moth is Small Magpie moth, or Eurrhypara hortulata