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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.

[–] Arthur_Leywin 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Spiders and centipedes are welcome insects in my household.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Forgive me if I'm wrong here, but aren't spiders arachnids instead of insects?

[–] Arthur_Leywin 2 points 10 months ago

You're not wrong, I just didn't care about the distinction xD

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There are a couple varieties of spider that roam so identification is dependent on certain specifics. Color, distinctive markings, number of eyes, proportions, country, and behavior are the simple ones. Gotta catch it to be certain of its name!

Look up common spiders for your state or country if you believe you can identify it from your quick look. Shouldn’t take much more than 20 minutes to sift through the natives unless you live in a heavily forested area.

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

If I see this little hunter again, I’ll be sure to pay closer attention to the details. If I start describing the colors or shapes now, there’s a huge risk of those faint memories being inaccurate or even completely false. However, I would like to think it had two white longitudinal stripes, but I don’t trust that memory at all.