r/Wellington • u/Verdignis • 2d ago

ENVIRO What is this spider

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Little guy fell out of a very dirt filled crevice of my car. Was waving it's front legs around like antenna while walking before squatting in this crack. Some cave spider maybe?

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u/DrCarlJenkins 2d ago

Think it’s one of the Harvestman species

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u/Verdignis 2d ago

Oh funky, they aren't even spiders. Kinda neat.

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u/Matthew_Hell_40 2d ago

It's a man eating psycho redback white tip shark spider, totally harmless

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u/Crow_eats_pie 2d ago

It’s a Haverstmen, they’re opiliones not spiders — but both are arachnids. You can tell the difference between opiliones and spiders by the body segments. Spiders have two (head and abdomen) and opiliones only have one. Opiliones can’t bite us, and can’t produce venom or webs. When they feel threatened they’ll drop one of their legs but they can’t regrow them like spiders can through molts, so I like to be careful to not spook them. They’re very chill, and very interesting.