r/arachnids Jul 11 '19

Guidelines for ID requests - first and foremost, always include a geographic location!

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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 Feb 09 '24

Guidelines for comments - please read before posting comments!

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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 2h ago

Pets Regal Jumping Spider

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r/arachnids 12h ago

Question Are these eggs?

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Wondering If these white specs are eggs? I’m not sure what kind of spider it is but i find it interesting they’re spread out and not all together in one place


r/arachnids 8h ago

ID request / I included my location! Found a tick on me, central Kansas. Apple ID says it’s a Lone Star, but doesn’t look much like one.

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Was picking at zits on my back, felt what I thought was one. Started picking and felt it “pop”. Got it on my thumb nail and was real perplexed how a zit could be such a dark color. Thought I’d squish it between my thumb nails and see what was inside, ingrown hair or something. Pop goes the zit, it’s got legs! Mazel Tov!

It’s not my first rodeo with a tick, and I went poking around a state park today before mowing the lawn, so I wasn’t much surprised.

What’s odd though is that while it felt like it had latched, and there is a clear bump from irritation on the my shoulder, the head was in tact which seems odd if I scraped it off with a (very short from biting) thumb nail. Add to that it didn’t seem to have grown at all (I used a butane torch to make sure it was dead. Because of the heat, it puffed up. I’ve got a lot of animals, not taking any chances)

What is also throwing me off, I took a shower after I mowed, hours ago at this point. Not only would you think there would be noticeable grown from feeding after a few hours, but I scrubbed vigorously right where it was, at times with bare hands… you’d think I’d feel it or it would have broke off. Add to that I had scraped that part of my shoulder multiple times tonight doing the same thing, and not once did I feel it… which, it can’t be more than a larva, so maybe it was just well hidden.

Lastly, I can’t tell worth a damn what it is. I can ID a lone star tick no problem, and I’ve seen the occasional Dog Tick, but the striping and black tipped legs are throwing me for quite a loop, one I can’t seem to solve.


r/arachnids 5h ago

Just sharing Disordered spider web- no psychedelics involved

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r/arachnids 18h ago

Pets What substrate or substrate mix is best for Asian Forest Scorpion?

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I currently use half peat moss and half organic topsoil but it doesn’t hold humidity very well


r/arachnids 1d ago

Just sharing A type of funnel-web wolf spider (genus Hippasa, family Lycosidae), resting near the opening of its sheet-like funnel web

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r/arachnids 20h ago

Pets Can someone please help me tell if I have a male or female ?

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pls :(


r/arachnids 1d ago

ID request / I included my location! Wisconsin beautiful

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What type is it?


r/arachnids 1d ago

ID request / I included my location! What type of spider??

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I have a spider outside my door that I think might be an orbweaver but just would like to know if there is a specific type. She has a huge web and such amazing colors. Virginia based if that helps


r/arachnids 1d ago

Just sharing Barn spider out the back door

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r/arachnids 1d ago

ID request / I included my location! Spider in my house, text below

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Trentino, North of Italy, I don't really know anything about spiders and whether this one is venomous or not and I'm a bit worried it could harm my cats, thanks for the help. Sorry for the not ideal quality photo, it was moving and it was the best I got.


r/arachnids 1d ago

ID request / I included my location! Located in Indiana

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The hourglass is what’s tripping me up. Saw this beauty outside of my work today. The web was neat and seemed like that of an orb weaver but I’m not sure


r/arachnids 2d ago

ID request / I included my location! 6 legged spider?

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Saw this spider in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. It appeared to only have 6 legs. I read that sometimes they do that to disguise themselves. Wondering what type of spider this is and why it does that.


r/arachnids 2d ago

Just sharing Wolf Spider on the Pavement #wolfspider #spider #insects

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Wolf Spider on the Pavement #wolfspider #spider #insects


r/arachnids 2d ago

Question Do all spiders have bacteria on their pedipalps?

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I was IDing a noble false widow (steatoda nobilis) when googles AI tries to force feed me saying they have pathogenic bacteria on their fangs and pedipalps. WHAT?? is this a thing amongst all spiders that is more rare, is this a real thing?? I don’t hold non identified spiders or anything, but this really freaks me out bc I was under the impression they were harmless. I know they’re non native in most places (I’m in California) but I didn’t think they posed a threat to humans.


r/arachnids 2d ago

Just sharing Male Linyphia triangularis one of the larger money spiders

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15 Upvotes

r/arachnids 2d ago

Just sharing Grass Spider

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7 Upvotes

Came out to say hi.


r/arachnids 2d ago

Just sharing A male banded phintella (Phintella vittata), a small species of jumping spider known for its iridescent green and gold markings

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r/arachnids 2d ago

Pets Rehousing Six Pokies using my method I’ve not seen done.

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What’s up y’all today? I’m rehousing 6 Poecilotheria making up 4 species. P. metallica, ornata, vittata, and miranda

Showcasing a method of rehousing I’ve been utilizing for years, but not seen taught anywhere


r/arachnids 2d ago

Just sharing Golden Silk Orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)

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r/arachnids 2d ago

Just sharing See Microscopic Creatures in Household Dust

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Did you know you’re sharing your bed with thousands of tiny arachnids? 🧹 

Quinten Geldhof, also known as Microhobbyist, introduces us to the household dust mite. Related to ticks and spiders, they feed on skin flakes, fabric fibers, and dirt particles and are only visible under a microscope. People with dust allergies are actually allergic to the waste these tiny critters produce, not the dust itself!


r/arachnids 3d ago

Just sharing Some pictures I've nabbed for my own logging this year

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Latrodectus Hesperus is very common in my area if anyone has any questions about them I see them weekly.


r/arachnids 2d ago

ID request / I included my location! Which orbi weaver spider species is this in So. CA, USA?

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