Philippe Clement / House spider (Tegenaria duelica) trapped in a washbasin in bathroom, Belgium, September.

Andy Sands / House spider (Tegenaria gigantea) on edge of sink in house, Hertfordshire, England

Warwick Sloss / House spider {Tegenaria gigantea} by bath plug, UK

Philippe Clement / House spider (Tegenaria duelica) trapped in a washbasin in bathroom, Belgium, September.

Andy Sands / Spider (Tegenaria gigantea) Surrey, England, UK, July

Laurent Geslin / Woman screaming at sight of House spider {Tegeraria gigantea} Europe

Laurent Geslin / House spider (Tegenaria gigantea) on wood in a garden, Switzerland

David Kjaer / House Spider (Tegenaria gigantea) on tiled floor, Wiltshire, UK

David Kjaer / House Spider (Tegenaria gigantea) on tiled floor, Wiltshire, UK

Graham Eaton / View of a house spider (Tegenaria gigantea) from inside the drain looking upwards at a face looking down into the tub, UK, January 2008

PREMAPHOTOS / Cobweb / House spider {Tegenaria duellica / gigantea} face portrait of immature male, UK

Warwick Sloss / House spider {Tegenaria gigantea} by bath plug, UK