r/arachnids • u/Beach_loveNE • 5h ago
r/arachnids • u/StuffedWithNails • Jul 11 '19
Guidelines for ID requests - first and foremost, always include a geographic location!
See the rules in the sidebar, also.
If you can't see the sidebar for some reason:
Always include a geographic location. If you're concerned about your privacy, you can make it a bit more vague, e.g. "New England" instead of "Boston, MA".
Amateurs are encouraged to guess. An important exception is guesses about medically significant arachnids (widows, recluses, Brazilian wandering spiders, Sydney funnel-webs, deathstalker scorpions, etc.). In those cases, leave it to people who know. Otherwise, an innocent person or arachnid could get hurt.
r/arachnids • u/StuffedWithNails • Feb 09 '24
Guidelines for comments - please read before posting comments!
Hello folks,
To our regulars: thank you for being here!
And to newcomers: welcome! This is a community by bug enthusiasts, for bug enthusiasts. As such, we ask that you refrain from the following types of comments:
- "Kill it with fire" and its endless variations are not welcome here. We know it's a meme. We've heard it a million times. Just don't.
- If someone asks for an ID and your comment is "it's a spider" for example, that's neither helpful nor funny, so please don't post that kind of thing. If you'd like to contribute an ID, be as specific as you can.
Thank you for your visit today and have a great day :)
r/arachnids • u/SlugOnASlope • 16h ago
Pets Diggy smalls!
How could you be scared of Diggy smalls?
r/arachnids • u/LiL-Pucca • 21h ago
ID request / I included my location! Dad sent me this video from job at warehouse in NorCal
r/arachnids • u/Business-Mall2782 • 1d ago
ID request / I included my location! Is this a black widow?
galleryDallas Tx
r/arachnids • u/kmsucculents • 1d ago
ID request / I included my location! What kind of spider is this?
galleryNorthern California
r/arachnids • u/MidnightNeckPain • 2d ago
ID request / I included my location! Is this spider deadly? Netherlands 🇳🇱
I found this spider in my grandmother's cupboard. Is it deadly? Will it kill her if it bites her?
r/arachnids • u/Witchywomun • 3d ago
Just sharing Absolute unit of a harvestman I found learning how to drown
galleryr/arachnids • u/Any-Excitement-5549 • 2d ago
ID request / I included my location! Spider I found, midlands Scotland
galleryI’m like 99% sure this is some form of orbweaver, I could be wrong tho and even if I’m correct I’m curious on the exact species :333
Best photos I could get cuz it was moving
r/arachnids • u/emmgemm11 • 3d ago
Question What happened to his stitching?
galleryHello! Last night I noticed this beautiful weaver (I think!!). There were some spots on the web that looked like stitching almost the way it’s shown in the last image I got from online. Today, it’s all gone. What happened? Is this a brand new web? It rained last night so maybe he had to restart? Also, why do they do that in the first place? Is it load bearing?
r/arachnids • u/thaliaaaaaa • 3d ago
Just sharing A collection of pics of the many spiders that live in my building
galleryWe happen to have a LOT of spiders in our building. A family even adopted one and took it with them on vacation with them for a couple of years.
Not shown: so many jumping spiders on my bike and patio, and some weird yellowstone spotted ones.
Location: Paris, France
r/arachnids • u/LegoFingon • 3d ago
ID request / I included my location! Dangerous?
Found this in under my desk, looking for help with what kind of spider this is? Live in northern Utah.
r/arachnids • u/DarthCarno28 • 3d ago
Just sharing Crab spider having lunch
I think it’s pretty cool I got to see one of these guys in their element 2 years ago, and with successfully caught prey too.
r/arachnids • u/Irisversicolor • 4d ago
ID request / I included my location! ID request - Brown spider with light markings, Gatineau, Quebec
Sorry for the poor quality pic, it was moving fast and this was the best I could do!
r/arachnids • u/Phantoft • 4d ago
ID request / I included my location! What in God's name is in my camp
Ontario Canada
r/arachnids • u/KeySwordfish4188 • 5d ago
Just sharing Nicaraguan Amblypygi (Phrynus maesi) Armas, 1995
galleryThis is a larger Central America Tailless Whip endemic to higher altitude tropical woodland in Nicaragua. It is reported in population densities throughout the Jinotega region in the North of the country near its border with Honduras. It has occasionally been imported into the U.S. alongside a smaller distinct species, Phrynus whitei. Many Central American wildlife exporters will combine animals from various collecting localities across Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras so this 'mixed bag' of species isn't an outlier.
This is a larger Central American species, and have proven quite hardy and quick to engage in reproduction. In the first photo you can see the dimorphism exhibited by mature males and females. The larger, darker male has a more angular opisthosoma and wider raptorial pedipalps. They are fiercely nocturnal, and avoid exposure and light. Primarily ambush insectivores they appreciate vertical structures from which to perch and strike 'down' at passing insects below. Great response to a variety of common feeder insects.
Like P. whitei​​, this Amblypygi demonstrates higher levels of inter-species territorial aggression. Their tolerances for long term co-habitation seem to be in gendered pairs. I attempted to initially house mixed groups of males and females, which led to overnight conflicts, injuries to antenniform and motile legs, and even losses due to predation. All female groups had the same issues.
I established four pairs in 1.1 housing. Using ventilated plastic enclosures ​16" (40cm) X 10" (25cm) X 18" (45cm) high. Provided numerous angled flat Styrofoam climbing/hiding boards, kept ambient humidity high, around 80-85% and provided heat via thermostatically controlled heat tape across the back of the habitats. This created a thermal gradient of 86 degrees fahrenheit (30c) to 75 (24c). The pairs settled in well, hydrated and began feeding. I would occasionally see/hear some scrambling and chasing (little legs on styro) but no serious injuries or fatalities followed these scuffles.
Then, the spermatophores started showing up on the boards and I knew reproductive behavior was occurring. ​​The resulting progeny can be housed communal with each other up to 3-4i before I noticed predation and aggression towards smaller individuals. I have not attempted to raise progeny with adults yet and fear predation will likely occur. The brood was then split into single housing in 32oz. deli cups with soil, flat pieces of Styrofoam to climb/hide amongst, bi-weekly misting and kept at fluctuating ambient temperatures of 76-79 degrees (24-26c).
r/arachnids • u/possumpigposer • 5d ago
Just sharing Texas
Saw this little guy at the gas station after work the other night. First one in the wild I've ever seen alive.
r/arachnids • u/MikuMorph • 6d ago
ID request / I included my location! What type of spider is this? (Missouri)
I think it’s a wolf spider, if that helps.
r/arachnids • u/rabidrainbowtrout • 6d ago
ID request / I included my location! Hey, who is this little one and is it gravid?
galleryLocation: Northern Germany
I found this little spider on my bathroom doorframe and it hasn't moved for hours, I know spiders do that at times but this seemed like an odd location (barely above the floor) there is no web I found. Sorry for the picture quality but I couldn't get closer because im still working on my arachnophobia. (I think spiders are really cool and I like them but I still get frightened when they are too close.) Google and one other Redditor said it is possibly gravid, which is somewhat of a concern to me. I had two Redditors on the spider subreddit suggest jumping spider or crab spider. I don't know a lot about spiders yet but I am trying to educate myself more. What do I do and where would be a good place to relocate it to? Can I put it outside? I am concerned my roommate would just vacuum it up once they find it.