What type of spider is this? It looks friendly. (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago by daggermoon@lemmy.world to c/entomology@mander.xyz

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[-] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 21 points 1 month ago

Every spider is a brown recluse unless it's a black widow.

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 13 points 1 month ago

The brown recluse can actually be identified by a "violin" shape on their body! I'm a bit of a nutter and let most spiders chill where they are in my apartment if they are safe lol

[-] Kraven_the_Hunter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

No way I'm getting close enough to make out the violin shape. I'll just continue assuming they're all brown recluses, tyvm.

[-] Big_Boss_77@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 month ago

Don't worry... they'll get close enough to you... nasty little fuckers.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It's chilling inside. It ain't bothering me, I actually like the company lol. I might move it outside later but It's kind of cold out and it seems happy.

[-] mayo@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

I have some house rules for spiders: no bed, no hanging above bed, no sudden movements, avoid open spaces, no counters, get away from my feet. They are welcome to any dark corner of my home.

[-] tektite@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 month ago

My rules are if you make a web you can stay, but all running spiders will be put outside. No bed, no hanging above the bed, no towels, never on my body without permission, and if you don't let me catch you with my homemade spider trap (a little bell jar and paper coaster), I'll inform the cat of your whereabouts.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty much as long as they aren't in or above my bed and so long as they aren't touching me as you said they are okay with me.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago

Here's a baby step towards spider tolerance: neither of those spiders can make a Charlotte-type web. So, any spider you see hanging out in one of these 🕸️ is not only not a danger to you, she's taking prey and space away from the scary ones, so you want more like her to crowd them out.

[-] Sendpicsofsandwiches@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago

I love the pointy boys that make really good webs!

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I like these Halloween orange guys! Their web lines look too thin to hold them. Took me awhile to find a picture where the web wasn't torn, because they like to build where light is coming from a window or door at night, to catch night bugs, so people tend to find them by walking into it face-first in the morning. But they're good guys!

https://images.app.goo.gl/VL2eiTdvCBFPNwkr6