/r/spiders
All things Arachnid: articles, photos, videos, art, and ID requests are welcome.
All things Arachnid: articles, photos, videos, and ID requests are welcome.
BEFORE YOU POST:
This is a "No Nope Zone." Hackneyed jokes referencing fire, "nopes," or gratuitously killing spiders will be removed or downvoted to oblivion.
x-posts from r/WTF are not allowed. Posts referencing that subreddit will be deleted.
Include geographic location (country, state, province, region) with ID requests. There are tens of thousands of species -- this helps narrow it down.
There is no need to crosspost to /r/whatsthisbug - the same people identify spiders on both subreddits.
Do not post pictures of "bites" unless you personally witnessed the spider biting the person. If you're asking "Is this a spider bite?" the answer is almost certainly no. Pictures of random red bumps or yucky patches will be removed.
Photo tips: The most helpful views for identifying a spider include:
a view from directly above
the eyes
a view from below
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.
Making IDs
Amateurs are encouraged to guess. An important exception is guesses about medically significant spiders (widows, recluses, etc). In those cases, leave it to people who know. Otherwise, an innocent person or spider could get hurt.
Is it dangerous?
The vast majority of spiders are harmless to humans. If you live in North America, there are only TWO types of spiders with the potential to cause serious harm:
Brown recluse (a.k.a. fiddleback) - Loxosceles reclusa
Note the limited range of the brown recluse.Black widow - Latrodectus sp.
Severe reactions are rare. A lot of spiders may look similar. 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.
Outside N. America, the following spiders have the potential to be medically significant (list may not be comprehensive):
Wandering spiders of Central and South America (Phoneutria sp. and others)
Recluses (Loxosceles sp.) in the Americas, Africa and the Mediterranean.
Sicariids (found in southern Africa and South America)
Australian funnel-web spider (Atrax robustus)
Australian redback (Latrodectus hasselti)
Mouse spider (Missulena sp.)
External links to spider ID resources:
Bugguide: Spiders of U.S. & Canada
Field Guide to Spiders of Australia
Spiders of Europe and Greenland
Other subreddits you might like:
/r/spiders
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what kind of spider is this
ik the pictures awful, it’s in a difficult spot on the roof and i couldn’t get very close to it
09:31 UTC
found in israel.. any ideas?
08:55 UTC
Anyone know what's wrong with it?
Is it just dying of something? Never seen this before, it's not reacting to nothing but will randomly start to spaz out then goes back to being completely still after a few seconds
08:45 UTC
Is this a Redback bite?
I'm an Electrician and spotted multiple Redbacks in the ceiling I was working in today, I just noticed this when I was in the shower this arvo, does it look like a bite to you guys?
08:39 UTC
Jumping Spiders through my Eyes
08:38 UTC
anyone know what kind located in utah
08:26 UTC
Cat ear striped spider found in my garden Auckland NZ.. any clue what this is called and if its poisonous?
08:23 UTC
ID Please
Found inside in Southwest Washington state. It was big, probably at least as big around as a quarter. Freaked out the wife
06:30 UTC
Spider found on roof
Help, in Southern Arizona. Pretty big brown spider, tried to kill and fell and now i cant find. what is it pls?
05:53 UTC
What is this spider in my basement?
Located in south western Ontario, Canada. I’ve found a few of these types of spiders in my basement apartment. They seem to enjoy hiding in my dirty laundry. I’m very scared of them, but try to leave them be in hopes that they will take care of the flourishing yellow-sac population that also calls this apartment home.
At first I thought it was a grass spider but the abdomen seems too large? My brother says wolf spider. I would guess about 3 inch leg span. Thanks!
05:48 UTC
Help me identify this spider!!
English: I live in mexico city but I just came back from Miami so idk if it came back with me on the plane or what. It was next to my bed😭
Español: Vivo en Ciudad de Mexico pero acabo de regresar de miami, no se si se subió conmigo al avion o que pedo. Estaba a lado de mi cama.
05:46 UTC
why did she die?
i did a yearly check up on my subway armored trapdoor spider about a week ago. she started making a new hole but yesterday she sat outside her hole. i took the lid off and gentle poked her and she actually jumped out and ran around on my carpet and i had to recatch her. now today she’s dead. was it the fall? i thought they were armored so i didn’t think that would hurt it too much and it was on carpet and she seemed fine after i put her away by running around in her enclosure. her eyes are still shining does that mean anything? very sad and confused bc she was a rather expensive spider
05:20 UTC
What is this little guy? Prob from moss collected in Mid Tennessee
Yesterday (~6PM-7PM, Dec 1st, ~29° F, Middle Tennessee, United States) outside I went in my front yard to get moss for my terrarium, as one does.
I had soaked in dechlorinated water for a good while before putting it in the terrarium where I keep my isopods and my three Madagascar hissing cockroaches.
It’s entirely possible that this little dude just slipped through somehow, but it’s also not impossible for him to have come from other foliage that I had bought instead of collecting from outside. I’ve had this tank set up (pre-isopods and MHCs) for quite a long time now, though, so it’s less likely that this spider came from the original foliage.
I’m asking for ID so I can figure out if I can just keep it in my windowsill or if I should (sadly) release it somewhere outside (in a place that it could possibly survive in).
It is now making a tiny web in the corner of my terrarium. I wish I could keep it there, but I’m worried about whether or not it could be harmful to my MHCs and (armadillidium vulgare) isopods.
04:42 UTC
Little guy I found
Found this little guy curled up in my room. Was surprised it ain't dead. Curious as to what it is
Location: Singapore
04:07 UTC
True southern black widows
This is Scarlet and she had baby’s!!!! Spiderlings-20 Males-30 Females-50 Spider homes-50
04:04 UTC
Does this dead spider look like it has a baby face to you?
I found it on my window, and to me it looks like it has some sort of humanoid face? I don’t really know how to explain it but it looks like something out of Kurt Cobain drawings. What do you think?
04:01 UTC
Any idea what type of spider this is?
Found this spider in a bucket in the south of France. It didn’t look friendly and was quite big! Any idea what type it is? I threw it into the field to get it out of the house!
03:46 UTC
An Orb Weaver (30 stacking images) (G9 II & OM 90mm)
03:34 UTC
ID Fallbrook CA
Found in garage
03:01 UTC
Spiders are best friends
02:34 UTC
Minnesota, any idea on what this is and what maybe captured him?
02:24 UTC
my black widow laid eggs
does anyone in the utah valley area want some eggs to raise? and if not, does anyone have any suggestions on if i should try to remove the sac/how to do that?
01:59 UTC
Imagine you just came from work and you see this. I heard they are harmless but still they are nightmare for me.
01:51 UTC
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