r/spiders • • 11m ago

ID Request- Location included Identification

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I'm in Ellijay, Georgia and this guy just crossed my path. What is this beautiful creature?


r/spiders • • 17m ago

ID Request- Location included What spider is this??? (UK)

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I've found these photos from last July when I randomly came across this spider and was wondering what species it is?


r/spiders • • 33m ago

Spider Appreciation 🕸️🕷️ Found this girlie 5 minutes ago. I have a new pet now

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She's very VERY gravid. Seeing the time of the year she's definitely had a male already. Can't wait to see her being a mama !


r/spiders • • 54m ago

ID Request- Location included UK - false widow?

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Found this fella in grandmas kitchen. False widow in UK. Just let it be?


r/spiders • • 56m ago

ID Request- Location included Please help ID this spider [Burbank, CA]

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This was found on my bed while emptying my backpack; I safely captured it in a not-so-clean glass jar. Hopefully I didn't get bitten.


r/spiders • • 1h ago

ID Request- Location included what kind of spider is this? meridian idaho

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r/spiders • • 1h ago

Just sharing 🕷️ Found a lil dude chilling in my bathtub

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Cool lil guy


r/spiders • • 1h ago

Photography 📸 A Spider for Spooky Season

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r/spiders • • 1h ago

ID Request- Location included Widow or orb weaver?

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They are VERY SMALL so it was so hard to get pictures of them. Location is virginia united states. Im leaning towards a young orb weaver, but id like to know for sure :))


r/spiders • • 2h ago

Discussion What is the Minecraft spider

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Hi guys, I am not sure if the Minecraft spider is a spider or a tarantula so asked over there aswell but just wondering if you guys could help me out aswell with identifying this.

If you guys know of any spiders that look similar to this that would help massively aswell.


r/spiders • • 3h ago

Photography 📸 Little guy I met

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Just a little jumping spider I met. He crawled onto my bag and explored a bit before I moved him back to a safe location.


r/spiders • • 3h ago

ID Request- Location included Is this one Male Or Female?

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This is my tarantula in resin. I am no expert when it comes to tarantulas that's why I need some help to tell the difference whether it's a female or male.
According to something I found you can check if it is a male when you look at its pedipalps, if they have enlarged bulb structures then it is a male but when I look at my individual I cannot tell if they are enlarged or not since they don't seem to be enlarged at least from my point of view and look like the legs at the tips.
Another difference would be the Epigastric Furrow but when I look at mine I can barely see anything in the first place even when I shine my lamp on it and you can check it yourself in my last two pictures I added.

I don't know what species it is so if anyone could guess it I would highly appreciate it. I only know the tarantula was sent from China but that's about it. I guess it could be a Selenocosmia javanensis but that just remains my guess so if anyone knows better please let me know.

I hope anyone can help me tell if it is a female or a male. I appreciate any help.


r/spiders • • 3h ago

ID Request- Location included ID? South Central BC Canada

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Is this a Western Black Widow? I know nothing about spiders so I was under the impression they were… black. Not sure of any variation between sex.
Thanks!


r/spiders • • 3h ago

ID Request- Location included Owned this spider for a year now…

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Location Southeastern Virginia (**possibly from somewhere midwest)

For context, I found this spider crawling out of a shipping tote that I unloaded off a truck, transported from a midwestern state. It was so tiny that I originally thought it was an insanely fast ant. I’ve regularly fed and kept it in this container for the past year, it molted 3 times and now is about half a centimeter. My assumption is that its a Southern House Spider, but I’ve always wondered if it could possibly be a Brown Recluse. I would like to properly set it up with an enclosure catered to its species when they get a little bigger.

(Yes I know I need to clean the carcasses but everytime I’ve tried this thing teleports so I just close it up for next time😭)


r/spiders • • 3h ago

Just sharing 🕷️ Meet Bonita!

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I have mental health issues that make it so I don’t clean my room enough so I have a problem with spiders that bite me 😭 There are also lots of mosquitos. So when I found this massive cellar spider in the shower I caught her to put her in my closet hoping she would venture out and save me from the biters.

We didn’t see her for about a week but today she was above my bed when I woke up. She has the mosquito that feasted on me in her mouth and I’m so happy! I’m hoping she keeps out the false widows (the whole neighborhood belongs to them) cuz they are the ones that bite me and they HURT!

I just had to share! I am afraid of spiders but this sub has helped me be less afraid and daddy long legs were always treated as friends when I was a kid so I’m glad I am able to not be afraid of her above me while I sleep!


r/spiders • • 3h ago

ID Request- Location included What am i?

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Southern california found in bathroom


r/spiders • • 4h ago

ID Request- Location included Central NJ. Used to have a Nocturnal Orb Weaver on our front porch but they disappeared. This fella appeared today the same area. Any idea? Google wasn't much help.

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Thanks!


r/spiders • • 4h ago

Just sharing 🕷️ Just a little guy floating down the river

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Not sure if harvestmen are welcome here but this was too cute not to share!


r/spiders • • 4h ago

ID Request- Location included What type of spider is this? Central Alabama

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Maybe not the best photos sorry!! We get a lot of spiders in our storage at work and this one looks dangerous 😭


r/spiders • • 4h ago

ID Request- Location included Need identification for my Tarantula spiderling

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I got a spiderling from a breeder in Florida in lieu of payment it is four months old and gone through three molts. It’s pretty docile


r/spiders • • 4h ago

Just sharing 🕷️ Goodbye house guest

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Very sad today as the spider who has been living in my kitchen window air vent for months fell from it's web today and appeared to be dying. I hadn't seen it for a couple of days and it hasn't been catching much food since the hot weather finished. I took it outside and placed it where it could find somewhere more suitable if it wasn't dying. It left a heck of a messy web on my window but I don't mind. Goodbye little housemate and thanks for the insect control.


r/spiders • • 5h ago

ID Request- Location included What is it? Texas hill country

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Looks mean and dangerous


r/spiders • • 5h ago

ID Request- Location included Spotted this absolute unit walking near the Rio Grande Gorge in New Mexico. Aphonopelma marxi?

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Saw this wild tarantula near the Rio Grande Gorge outside Taos, NM, on October 25. Biggest spider I've ever encountered outside captivity! Based on its coloration and location, I'm thinking Aphonopelma marxi (Grand Canyon black tarantula). Would love to hear what the experts think.


r/spiders • • 5h ago

Just sharing 🕷️ Black Widow

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Has anyone ever seen a black widow nest in a gaping hole in the ground? They usual chill umder rocks, tires or overturned flower pots.


r/spiders • • 5h ago

Just sharing 🕷️ The biggest web of spiders I have ever seen!

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Saw this massive group web of spiders while finishing our trek in Nepal. We were near a small village called Lumre just outside of Pokhara.

Maybe some sort of Orb Weaver. Unfortunately we could not take more detailed photos without destroying their beautiful web. There were probably 10-12 spiders hung below the web sacks throughout the structure.

Enjoy!