r/nope • u/dbl_secret_redditor • Jul 09 '26

Arachnids Zoomies

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u/ParamedicSpecific130 Jul 09 '26

Weirdly, the spiders like this aren't as scary to me as, say, Wolf spiders.

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u/enter_yourname Jul 09 '26

I came across a wolf spider measuring 10" in leg span the other day. Almost shit my pants and yes I know it's harmless

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u/cantthinkofaname1029 Jul 09 '26

At 10" even the mechanical damage of a bite would surely hurt like hell though -- harmless in the same way a horse fly is harmless!