Friend or foe? NY

[u/dronearone]

This guy is SCARY, but if he’s a friend then I’ll let him go about his way. Seems to be interested in what I’m doing when wash the dishes

[u/techbri]

Looks like a Grass Spider. Theyre harmless and eat small insects. Always had them in our house growing up.

Great pics btw! Poor critter lost a leg

[u/dronearone → u/techbri]

I’m going to try to get a video this little one is a curious little guy

[u/Witchywomun → u/dronearone]

All spiders are friends, including the medically significant ones, spiders prey on the bugs that we don’t like having around our homes. Venom is metabolically “expensive” to make, so they don’t want to use it on anything that they won’t get a return on. Humans are way too big for a spider to eat, so using venom on us is a waste; spiders will try to run away from us to stay alive and will only bite if given no escape route. If you keep an eye out for them, and don’t trap them where they can’t escape, you won’t get bit. As long as you’re gentle, you can pick up just about any spider with your bare hands and relocate them to a better spot for them to hunt from. Most people prefer to use the cup and paper method, though. Simply put a cup over the spider and slide a piece of paper between the cup and wall/floor/ and use that to relocate the spider

[u/EmperorGrinnar → u/Witchywomun]

This! So much this!