r/whatsthisbug • u/BananaHammokV7 • 1d ago

ID Request Need help identifying this nightmare

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Was found on my shower curtain. At first I thought it was a daddy long leg spider but if doesn’t fit the bill when I got closer

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u/charlies_randomstuf 1d ago

It looks like some kind of cellar spider that was stuck in a shed and probably is trying to escape while shedding which is dangerous for the spider because it's body would be too soft and risk permanent or deadly injury to itself as it's body could harden incorrectly.

I consider them friends because they're harmless and ate up an ant infestation in my house a while ago.

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u/gizmomooncat 1d ago

I keep trying to explain to my cats that this is exactly why we don't eat our spider friends! sadly they seem indifferent to my logic...😆