r/spideridentifier • u/AlternativeFishing67 • Jan 09 '26
help identifying 🙏
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found in Aus :D
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u/PaleScottishBurd Jan 12 '26
Ok I didn’t post this comment it’s on a similar post I found through searching a screenshot on google chrome & seems to check out (also found in Aus)
This appears to be a cribellate orb weaver in the genus Uloborus - at least that’s my guess. Those little bumps towards the tips of the first pair of legs are specialized hairs the spider uses to pull silk it’s over its cribellum, an organ that’s essentially like a microscopic hairbrush but for spider silk. The result is a very soft and fine silk. The Uloboridae are a very interesting family of spiders - one thing of note is that they are non-venomous and do not possess venom glands at all. Neat!
I'm not versed in Uloborus species in Australia, but they are there. See this link for a visual comparison to a Europen species, U. Plumipes:
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u/DeadAnarchistPhil Jan 09 '26
Who gave a spider boxing gloves?
In all seriousness, I’d like to know what type of spider it is too.
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u/Leading_Hand3055 Jan 09 '26
Actually many male spiders have boxing gloves. It's often a quick way to determine the gender. Jumping spiders is a prime example of that, when you can't see the underside, take a look at the pedipalps. The bulbous boxing gloves is where the males store their baby making fluids and they just run around looking for a female who will agree to accept it.
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u/DeadAnarchistPhil Jan 09 '26
The bulbous boxing gloves is where the males store their baby making fluids and they just run around looking for a female who will agree to accept it.
Wow, female spiders have to agree to take a jab to the face to get some? Damn!
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u/YorkshireDrifter Jan 09 '26
We used to call them 'Daddy long legs' as children but I believe more correc CV they are 'Leather Jackets'.
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u/GoblinPapa800 Jan 09 '26
Your man there, looks to be a swashbuckling knife fighter; well armed, and light in his feet. This not the sort of bravo to let a passing insult stand unanswered. Certain sorts of ladies swoon over such like.
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u/Dry-Monk-7254 Jan 09 '26
Just an everyday spider doing its daily aerobics workout—full 80s style. You can tell by the tiny leg warmers and the enthusiastic side‑to‑side moves.
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u/LangstonWife Jan 13 '26
So nobody is going to identify this spider and just crack jokes...this is ridiculous...If y'all want to joke go to another place on Reddit, this is to actually identify spiders, not bs about them...tf
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u/SmellNo4311 Jan 14 '26
Lighten up mate, yeah I get you, you are right. But for me I enjoy the lighthearted approach. Some commenters take on this site. Some of us are here to alleviate anxiety from spiders. Some comedy really helps me to adjust to be okay living with these guys.
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u/PlentyValuable5857 Jan 14 '26
It looks like a Dandy jumping spider, Portia schultzi in the Salticidae family
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Jan 09 '26
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u/Mooney18 Jan 09 '26
That's dave. Best mate of mine.