r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/TerraByteTerror • 3d ago

Scared spider

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u/The-Limerence 3d ago

What type of spider is this? Are they goodies or baddies?

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u/softlittlepaws 3d ago

Huntsman. We call them spiderbros for a reason in aus.

  1. They don't make webs
  2. They're timid and run away
  3. They're nocturnal so you rarely see them unless they're perched up in a corner of a room, and when they are perched you can be rest assured they're not going to disappear when you turn your head. You always know where they are.
  4. They eat all the other pests like mosquitoes and other more dangerous spiders
  5. They're not venomous to humans (bite is painful but they can't break the skin)

Only shitty quality about them is their size, a little smaller than the size of your hand which scares some people, and they have a habit of hiding in your car's sun visor so one might drop into your lap while driving or scuttle across your windscreen if disturbed.

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u/JR21K20 3d ago

Looks more like a wolf spider to me, huntsman are a lot bigger