who knows this spider?

[claireschmidtme]

hi everybody,

during our last summer holidays (southern france), we had this spider as an uninvited compagnion. it really seemed to enjoy living with us. as we don't know much about spiders, i need some help in what concerns his "taxonomical name" (does onze say so in english? :8o ) so that i can look up some details about it. can anybody help me? here it is:

thank you very much in advance.
best wishes to all of you from france
claire

 

[prankster705]

Looks like Lycosa sp. (Probably Lycosa tarantula).

 

[spinnekop]

Hogna radiata.
Very comon in southern Europe.