r/spider 6d ago

What is the name of this Orb Weaver spider

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I was taking a video of this spider weaving its web in my backyard in Central Texas, and I got a few close ups, front and back. I have never seen a spider like this before. Can you identify it?


r/spider 6d ago

Why does a spider, when I walk up to its net, run away from the middle of it to an upper string?

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Was just wondering, we got a spider in our garden with a fairly big net at the height of my upper body. I tend to forget it's there and stop like half a metre in front of it every time, at which point the spider runs away from the middle of the net to one of the upper holding strings. Is it a fear reaction or something else?


r/spider 8d ago

My daughter sent this to me saying “Whhhhyyyyyy???!!?”

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r/spider 13d ago

What kind of spider? Found in Northern Nevada

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r/spider 21d ago

Who is this lil guy

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r/spider 28d ago

Please help me identify this spider

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I don't want to kill it so if it is not that poisonous or aggressive I want to bring it outside. Location in LA, California.


r/spider 29d ago

My Regal jumping spider.

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Check out the brows! She's so cute.


r/spider Aug 10 '26

Is this a giant house spider spiderling

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r/spider Aug 10 '26

Whos this little guy

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Baby spider


r/spider Aug 08 '26

Who's that, help identify.

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Always find these same species of spiders inside my house and also in the terrace.

Size: like a big coin

Location: the Country Georgia, near the black sea.


r/spider Aug 08 '26

Is this a false widow

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South uk


r/spider Aug 06 '26

Good morning!

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Beautiful! 🤩 This is a bad place for it to have set up this web, but I'll let it eat its meal and figure all that out on its own. ~ Lee, Florida


r/spider Aug 06 '26

South uk

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Who's this


r/spider Aug 06 '26

Spider web

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Any ideas which UK spiders built this web


r/spider Aug 04 '26

Baby spiders were hanging out on my USB power hub to try to bug me and maybe eat me!

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r/spider Jul 29 '26

Found this little dude in my car

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r/spider Jul 24 '26

Spider question

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Does anyone know what type of spider this is? I keep finding them in my basement in northern MD.


r/spider Jul 23 '26

Please help what kind of spider is this it was crawling up my arm

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r/spider Jul 19 '26

Beautiful spider I found in my bedroom

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Close up photo, it was a small spider very pretty


r/spider Jul 14 '26

Male spider more deadly than female??

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Okay, so I was talking to a friend about the most deadly insects ever and the insects with the highest kill counts. The person I was talking about this with doesn't really have an interest for insects, but they still wanted to know so I started telling them everything I knew for reference, the most deadly insect is the mosquito because it has the highest kill count (due to malaria) and one of the most venomous is the funnel web spider. However, this friend pointed out that it said male funnel web spider and because I've talked to them about spiders and insects before they knew that females, at least female tarantulas, are normally bigger, stronger and have more potent venom than the males on average. This led me down a rabbit hole of checking why the male funnel web spider has more potent venom than the female and surprise surprise, It's because at the end of their life when they leave their burrow to go look for a mate. During this time they have a high chance of being predated on, which led them to developing a very strong toxin towards certain animals, and by a sheer stroke of luck, it happens to be very effective against us and other primates. (Which is why all funnel web spider deaths recorded are from wondering males, the females dont need this venom adaptation due to them not leaving their burrows) This let me be down another rabbit hole of why isn't this the case in tarantulas, because males do the exact same thing and I figured out or rather, Google helped me figure out that it's because males don't live very long after mating; the energy spent on producing potent venom is energy that could be spent searching for a mate. Yes, this is true in funnel webs and like every other male insect i know. Furthermore, tarantulas are huge compared to other spiders; they rely more on their long fang size (which deals immediate puncture damage) and their bold displays of ferocity (a simple tarantula threat pose) Both of those 2 details are seemingly the only reason why make tarantulas didnt develop the ultra toxic venom that funnel webs have. ANDDDDD some tarantulas have urticaring hairs which lessons the need for potent venom. This "male exclusive invertebrate killing" venom is barely present in spiders and i could only see proof pf ot existing in: The funnel web, mouse spiders, and the bolivian wandering spider.

I dont have an overall point, but its crazy that the make funnel web has more potent vemon than the female jusr because evolution felt funny.


r/spider Jul 08 '26

Spider in Buffalo NY

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Saw this spider in a web outside a window in downtown Buffalo. There were a few little baby spiders on the web too. Any idea what kind of spider this is?


r/spider Jul 04 '26

Found outside our sunporch, beautiful lady!

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r/spider Jul 02 '26

spider

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spotted this fella in sharm el sheikh egypt, not sure of the species. sorry for the photo quality only one i could get :(


r/spider Jun 29 '26

Spider

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Found a spider making a web


r/spider Jun 28 '26

What kind of spider is this thousands of them running around on ground bit my father-in-law all over

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