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Spiders are our friends, not the vile, eight-legged monsters they have been demonized to be. Share your favorite photos of spiders and arachnids here (yes, daddy-long-legs or order Opiliones are welcome, too).

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submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/spiderbro

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Hopefully this is the right sub for sharing my appreciation for spiders.

I really like seeing spiders in my home, because they eat the other critters that might be trying to invade my place. There aren’t any dangerous spiders in this country, so they’re all welcome here.

Thumbs up for spiders. 👍👍

Just the other day, I encountered a relatively big spider. A little while after switching the lights off in the night, I suddenly remembered I had to do something. I got up and switched the lights back on, and that’s when I saw it. In my geographic location 2-3 cm is on the bigger end of the spectrum, but in warmer climates you would probably call it small instead. It quickly scurried away under the kitchen cupboard, so I guess that’s where it also stays during the day. I wished it good hunting.

Since it was running around, it probably isn’t the web weaving kind. The abdomen was long and the legs were relatively long, but not super long. It was difficult to to identify it any better in those conditions.

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[–] 9point6 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Sounds like a common house spider to me, we often have a couple show up in places across our house most years and they stuck around for a few months. My partner usually ends up naming them

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

We named a large house spider that often ended up in the bath ‘Pete’. Our young children were much less afraid of it after that.

I know fear of spiders is a useful survival instinct, but again where we live they’re just happy cohabitants.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago

Ahh. I lived in appt once and named 3 daddy long-legs. Napoleon, The Dude, and Charlotte. Lots of personality in those spideys. Good times.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Aww, that’s so adorable.