I had a cat faced spider that I didn't name. Either way, I love her/them, and here she is: Sooo, either she made it through a winter already, OR a ridiculously similar spider set up residence in the exact same spot as the original and I've been assuming it's the same spider. I thought I took this picture at the end of last winter, but it actually was taken in September. :)Įdit: Apparently she's been there longer than I thought.
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Here's hoping you'll leave me an egg sac as a goodbye present.Īnyways, none of my friends or family like spiders, so I thought maybe I could share this here with some people who understand a little better. You have served me well these past few months, and I have genuinely enjoyed your presence. So, my majestic Porch Spider, mighty slayer of wasps and evil. I looked it up and was very sad to learn that the females die when the cold comes. Now that it's gotten colder, I started to wonder what would happen to her in the winter. And thus, she was granted immunity from deportation. However, she set up camp right where a wasp was starting to nest. Normally I would relocate a spider in such plain sight because my family doesn't like them and would probably kill them if I didn't move them. There's this orb weaver that lives on my porch. Sicariids (found in southern Africa and South America)Īustralian funnel-web spider ( Atrax robustus)Īustralian redback ( Latrodectus hasselti) Recluses ( Loxosceles sp.) in the Americas, Africa and the Mediterranean. Wandering spiders of Central and South America ( Phoneutria sp. America, the following spiders have the potential to be medically significant (list may not be comprehensive): If you aren't sure about your spider, please post and ask! By the way, science does not support that hobo spiders pose any threat.
Note the limited range of the brown recluse. If you live in North America, there are only TWO types of spiders with the potential to cause serious harm:īrown recluse (a.k.a. The vast majority of spiders are harmless to humans. Otherwise, an innocent person or spider could get hurt. In those cases, leave it to people who know. An important exception is guesses about medically significant spiders (widows, recluses, etc). These are just tips - if you didn't get a chance to get these, post what you've got! The spider sleuths will do their best.Īmateurs are encouraged to guess.
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Photo tips: The most helpful views for identifying a spider include: Pictures of random red bumps or yucky patches will be removed. If you're asking "Is this a spider bite?" the answer is almost certainly no. There is no need to crosspost to /r/whatsthisbug - the same people identify spiders on both subreddits.ĭo not post pictures of "bites" unless you personally witnessed the spider biting the person.
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