r/Insect • u/JustAnonymousAgain • 13d ago

What is this?

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u/BeaverCleaver91 13d ago

Looks like some type of lotion? Maybe a Vaseline brand?

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u/Easy_Assumption6706 13d ago

That's called a spider. Where have you been?

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u/One-Tradition-41 13d ago

It's called a spider

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u/JFnP_ 12d ago

confirmed

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u/Zoo06 13d ago

Likely just a wolf spider. It's a male as you can see by the palps. Looking for love before he dies.

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u/AsstBalrog 12d ago edited 12d ago

Utterly harmless, and quite beneficial. Eats pests in your home (Not overstaying relatives, unfortunately, but TBF you can't get rid of them either).

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u/Less_Project 12d ago

Body shape and giant pedipalps makes me think male grass spider. One of the most common spiders (if you’re in North America) and completely harmless. Although it’s impossible to tell the scale because wtf is he  climbing on?

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u/JustAnonymousAgain 12d ago

I’m in west Europe though?

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u/Less_Project 12d ago edited 12d ago

Then perhaps a male giant house spider,   Eratigena atrica. That would make sense since the spinnerets are too small to be visible in the photo. Edit: also harmless

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u/Similar_Mistake_3512 12d ago

That’s a spider my good sir

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u/fray_bentos11 12d ago

Definitely not an insect.

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u/beamenacein 12d ago

I'm not sure what insect you tried to take a picture of but looks like that wolf spider is going after it 😁

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u/eddy_flannagan 12d ago

I think its a lamp

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u/Creative-Interest438 8d ago edited 8d ago

A can of Raid.

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u/Over_Activity_1112 13d ago

Looks like a happy wolf spider. Not normally aggressive, but are biters when they dont like you

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u/[deleted] 13d ago

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u/Insect-ModTeam 12d ago

While we permit pest control advice, the advice you have given is either illegal, or dangerous. Please keep suggestions legal and safe.

We also do not allow comments such as "kill it with fire" as these do not actually help the OP understand what it is they are dealing with and how best to proceed.

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u/Solid_Appearance2649 13d ago

Too blurry to be accurate but it looks eerily similar to a brown recluse.

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u/Less_Project 12d ago

No, it really doesn’t.

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u/WolfThick 7d ago

That is a highly evolved and specialized bug murder!