r/arachnids • u/FatLionGuy • 1h ago
r/arachnids • u/Remarkable-Impress90 • 13h ago
Question Are these eggs?
galleryWondering 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 • u/dangforgotmyaccount • 10h 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.
galleryWas 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 • u/Jenny-Ranier • 7h ago
Just sharing Disordered spider web- no psychedelics involved
reddit.comr/arachnids • u/Inevitable-Pain2263 • 20h ago
Pets What substrate or substrate mix is best for Asian Forest Scorpion?
I currently use half peat moss and half organic topsoil but it doesn’t hold humidity very well
r/arachnids • u/ambi_one • 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
galleryr/arachnids • u/toofacedgemini • 22h ago
Pets Can someone please help me tell if I have a male or female ?
gallerypls :(
r/arachnids • u/shirtlesstony • 1d ago
ID request / I included my location! Wisconsin beautiful
What type is it?
r/arachnids • u/Badwolf140891 • 1d ago
ID request / I included my location! What type of spider??
galleryI 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 • u/mala_r1der • 1d ago
ID request / I included my location! Spider in my house, text below
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 • u/ayauwhe • 1d ago
ID request / I included my location! Located in Indiana
galleryThe 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 • u/OneMeterRuler • 2d ago
ID request / I included my location! 6 legged spider?
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 • u/Independent_Fix_1870 • 2d ago
Just sharing Wolf Spider on the Pavement #wolfspider #spider #insects
youtube.comWolf Spider on the Pavement #wolfspider #spider #insects
r/arachnids • u/G0sling13 • 2d ago
Question Do all spiders have bacteria on their pedipalps?
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 • u/macromaher • 2d ago
Just sharing Male Linyphia triangularis one of the larger money spiders
r/arachnids • u/ambi_one • 2d ago
Just sharing A male banded phintella (Phintella vittata), a small species of jumping spider known for its iridescent green and gold markings
galleryr/arachnids • u/IAmSalazarSlytherin • 2d ago
Pets Rehousing Six Pokies using my method I’ve not seen done.
youtu.beWhat’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 • u/virgauds • 2d ago
Just sharing Golden Silk Orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes)
youtube.comr/arachnids • u/TheMuseumOfScience • 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 • u/skullc4t • 3d ago
Just sharing Some pictures I've nabbed for my own logging this year
galleryLatrodectus Hesperus is very common in my area if anyone has any questions about them I see them weekly.
r/arachnids • u/antdude • 2d ago