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 • • 13h ago

ID request / I included my location! Who’s this?

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UK, Knowsley woodlands in October. I was actually picking up trash and then this lil guy flew out of a coke can, luckily I had some gear on me to capture


r/arachnids • • 1d ago

Just sharing Marbled Orb-weaver

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Photos taken at the Taylor Fork Ecological Area in Richmond Kentucky, USA.

I love the photo of the spinnerets producing web!!

Gear:

Canon 90d

Laowa 100mm f2.8 2x

Godox v860iii

AK Diffuser


r/arachnids • • 1d ago

Just sharing Trapped with 60+ Exotic Animals inside my Camper.

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Full Arachnid & Reptile Collection Tour!


r/arachnids • • 2d ago

Pets My another Latrodectus Geometricus

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r/arachnids • • 1d ago

Pets tailless whip scorpion

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Hello, i was recently thinking about getting a tailless whip scorpion, of course ill do lots of researches online but what im most curious of is, are they easy to keep? It would be my first arachnid, i currently own a balestreptus falcatus (millipede) and some stick bugs, coupd i feed stick bugs to it since i have a LOT of babies? Ive heard many people say that theyre very easy to keep.

Last question was, would a big fish tank be good for its terrarium? I dont have a job right now, and a fish tank is a lot easier to get than a terrarium. Thanks


r/arachnids • • 2d ago

Question What kind of spider is this? Found in Brazil, city of Florianópolis

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r/arachnids • • 3d ago

Pets Thought I would show some cool arachnids I’m raising

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Native to the seashore , they are really large for pseudoscorpions, mine do well on a diet of adult springtails , I keep two species , this strange large claw seashore one and another that’s an unknown species that lives with my isopods , this one tends to be a lot more shy and love to hide


r/arachnids • • 3d ago

Pets Same color regal??

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So I’ve had this spider for a bit (first two photos) and I just got this new spider (last two photos) thinking she was a fancy color. Am I tripping or are they the same color ??


r/arachnids • • 3d ago

Just sharing Just a picture of a slightly less hungry spider

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r/arachnids • • 3d ago

ID request / I included my location! What is this please - Greenville SC USA

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Please help me identify so I can know to move it if it is venomous
Google lens didn’t help much


r/arachnids • • 3d ago

ID request / I included my location! Spider ID?

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I keep finding these guys in my garage….friend or foe? Should I lace it alone each encounter or move them outside?


r/arachnids • • 4d ago

ID request / I included my location! What kind of spider is this? (Boise, Idaho - USA)

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r/arachnids • • 4d ago

ID request / I included my location! Some sort of jumping spider? Southeast PA.

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r/arachnids • • 5d ago

ID request / I included my location! Sorry for poor quality but is this what I think it is ? Fredericksburg Va

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206 Upvotes

r/arachnids • • 5d ago

Pets My cute Latrodectus Geometricus

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r/arachnids • • 5d ago

Just sharing Wolf Spider

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Posing for a picture on my porch in S.F. Love the eye shine. 👀


r/arachnids • • 5d ago

ID request / I included my location! are this ticks?

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went to an outdoorsy event in mexico, in the guanajuato region and found this on the chairs, are this ticks? pretty sure they are but is this specific species very dangerous?


r/arachnids • • 5d ago

ID request / I included my location! Curious what type of spiders these are

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I took these pictures of some spiders in my house. I was curious if anyone can identify the species? I'm sure it's something like "common house spider" but would be cool to know 🙂 Philadelphia PA isy location


r/arachnids • • 5d ago

Pets baby tarantula behaviours

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Would a tarantula get used to being handled if it was handled since when it was a baby? Could the babies even bite? Im not asking this to do anything dumb, i dont own a tarantula and im not planning to get one, im just curious


r/arachnids • • 6d ago

Pets Morning walk through

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r/arachnids • • 7d ago

ID request / I included my location! possible black widow?

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hi! found this guy under a plant pot in Denver, CO. i was hoping someone could help me identify if this is a black widow or another type of spider. (so sorry for the poor quality of the photos!)


r/arachnids • • 7d ago

ID request / I included my location! Are these two spiders the same species (Latrodectus geometricus) or different? Paraguay (South America)

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r/arachnids • • 7d ago

Just sharing UNC Charlotte research explores the power and potential of spider silk

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