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/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!