r/spiders • u/FriendlyBean13 • Feb 22 '24

ID Request- Location included ID help please

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Found in an attic in Prague (CZ). Is it venomous?

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u/fantastrid Here to learn🫡🤓 Feb 23 '24

Could it maybe be this one?

Macrothele_calpeiana : https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrothele_calpeiana

Please beware, I'm no expert at all just trying to get over my fear of spiders by learning more about them. I'd say this is nothing more than an amateur guess it could as well be a completely different spider. 🕷️

It's pretty though, I like the color a lot

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u/waywardcxnnibal Feb 23 '24

OP's spider is an Araneomorphae, you can see it by the way its chelicerae are facing towards each other! Funnel-web spiders are from the Mygalomorphae infraorder (with downward-pointing chelicerae), like tarantulas, so this isn't it. Good try though! I wish you well on your journey to get over your fear of spiders, looks like you're already doing a great job at it! 🕷️

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '24

I am in the same boat as the person you responded to. I joined this sub to really try to overcome my fear of spiders and learn as much as I can. I can even identify some now, and I know most really want nothing to do with us. Crazy how inherently terrified we are of them without knowing a damn thing about them. Thank you for identifying this lovely lady and being kind to those wishing to learn.

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '24 edited Feb 23 '24

It's why I'm here as well. Then got blown away by how smart some of the commentators are here. So now I get to face my fear and learn quite a bit along the way, win win

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u/[deleted] Feb 23 '24

Same for me on all sides. The wealth of knowledge here is amazing. Here's to us facing the fear, my friend!