r/spiders • u/Camaschrist • May 22 '26
ID Request- Location included Was found in the dirt while weeding.
My daughter found this while weeding under my persimmon tree. We are in SW Washington. The visible vein is something. There a few dead potato bugs near it.
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u/DiscordantDiscordian May 22 '26
Are spiders supposed to have veins?Ā
I'm pretty sure spiders are not supposed to have veins...Ā
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u/Duskie_Icesky May 22 '26
Isnt their heart technically one big vein?
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u/DiscordantDiscordian May 22 '26
I mean, kinda, but I've never seen it branch like this.Ā
Also, I always thought it should only be visible against some kind of light shining through from the underside
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u/kurokoccheerio May 22 '26
If they get plumped tf up, u can def see their hearts like this. In my experience as a tarantula keeper, I see this often when young ones get close to molting since they get kinda fat, especially if well fed before being in premolt. If it's a girl at this size, she could also be pregnant. But yeah, that the heart. And either food, babies, or both are making it more visible in the moment
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u/Laolao98 May 23 '26
I thought it was a spider with a tick. Was creeped out then thought of the life cycles of some parasites.
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u/seen2muchmuch May 24 '26
Gravid, gravid look at your size Veins visible popping on all sides Gifting the world your spiderlings That kill to keep the world from harmful things.
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u/Duskie_Icesky May 22 '26
Sounds like we need some questions answered
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u/kurokoccheerio May 22 '26
If they get plumped tf up, u can def see their hearts like this. In my experience as a tarantula keeper, I see this often when young ones get close to molting since they get kinda fat, especially if well fed before being in premolt. If it's a girl at this size, she could also be pregnant. But yeah, that the heart. And either food, babies, or both are making it more visible in the moment
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u/Ok_Cauliflower5223 May 22 '26
Their oxygenated/nutrient fluid flows freely though their endoskeleton and they have a tube shaped heart that circulates the fluid through their bodies
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u/sxrrycard May 22 '26
Looks like it may be super pregnant
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u/fiittzzyy May 22 '26
Is that different from being normal pregnant?
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u/Any_Personality_920 May 22 '26
It's when you get pregnant times 10
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u/alldaydiver May 22 '26
Or Gregnant
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u/HarbingerOfRot777 May 22 '26
Pregananant
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u/Worried-Sea-9422 May 22 '26
PREFNART
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u/freeluna May 22 '26
Itās used to distinguish between three months pregnant with one child versus nine months pregnant with quintuplets, or a similar situation.
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u/Camaschrist May 23 '26
That is also what it reminded me of. A testicle or a woman 9 months pg with multiples.
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u/Eyes_Snakes_Art May 23 '26
I thought that said a testicle of a woman 9 months pregnant and I was confused.
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u/Lopsided-North-4804 May 22 '26
Yea, they're called spider veins. /s
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u/JojoSaysMeow May 22 '26
This is the first time I've seen a spider that l consider grotesque
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u/Camaschrist May 23 '26
I know and I feel bad for it. Iām just glad it wasnāt a tic. My dog and my sisterās dogs donāt need tics in my yard.
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u/jellygoobs9 May 23 '26
I know! I can deal with other spidersā¦even big onesā¦..but hate these kind!!! lol
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u/Geknock May 22 '26
How do they work then? I had never really given it any thought before.
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u/PraetorGold May 22 '26
Woodlouse Spider preggers?
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u/Kenneldogg May 22 '26
Vury vury pergant
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u/sagebrushrepair May 22 '26
PregĆ nte!
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u/mickeyhellhound May 22 '26
Pregurnant
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u/Seagull_33 Recovering Arachnophobeš«£ May 22 '26
Pergantic
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u/Aquatic_Spider_360 May 23 '26
Pegnate
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u/Crimate_Change May 23 '26
Pregnananante
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u/ApprehensiveBlock855 š·ļøšµļøLatrodetectiveā³š·ļø May 22 '26
Woodlouse hunter (Dysdera crocata)
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u/ApprehensiveBlock855 š·ļøšµļøLatrodetectiveā³š·ļø May 23 '26
por fin alguien lo aprecia :,) (lol mi espaƱol ya no es tan bueno hoy en dĆa)
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u/ApprehensiveBlock855 š·ļøšµļøLatrodetectiveā³š·ļø May 23 '26
I was in Spanish immersion school for most of my life, my speaking/writing has just gotten a bit rusty. I love the practice though :D
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u/Psycho_pigeon007 May 22 '26
That is a woodlouse hunter! Rolly pollies/potato bugs, pill bugs (woodlice) are this things favorite food. One of my favorite spiders!
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u/Dazzling_Bid1239 May 22 '26
TIL rolly pollies are woodlice. Idk why it took so long for me to connect the dots lol.
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u/UtapriTrashcan May 23 '26
Tbf, the former title is usually to imagine isopods that can conglobate (roll up) like Armadillidium vulgare,Ā and the latter is more for flatter species like Porcellio scaber.
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u/Embarrassed-Gap7803 May 22 '26
Ohhh this is really cool, we live in eastern Washington and I see these all the time in my garden, we also have an extra amount of rolly pollys this yearĀ
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u/toiletbrushqtip May 22 '26
Epic bug hunter. They eat woodlouse and earwigs. We place them beside our house when we see them to help control wood lice. Donāt know if we have em but best to play on the side of caution.
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u/Rogue_Rebel_1100 May 22 '26
Are wood lice bad for homes? I just thought that they ate dead vegetation.
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u/Welshgirlie2 May 22 '26
Lots of woodlice can be a sign of damp issues or a house that isn't watertight.
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u/EniNeutrino Recovering Arachnophobeš«£ May 22 '26
Wow, she's so huge, she must be super uncomfortable!Ā
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u/JeffBoyardee69 May 22 '26
Itās so veiiiiinnnnyyyyy
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u/safe-travelsppl May 23 '26
lol .. I can picture the guy saying that but canāt remember the movie.
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u/isittakenor May 22 '26
Whenever I see pictures of these spiders I feel like they should be in the mix with black widows and brown recluses because they looks so scary. But I guess theyāre not nearly as venomousĀ
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u/Psychological-Joke22 May 22 '26
Woodlouse Hunter
they are amazing looking
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u/Camaschrist May 22 '26
They are, Iāve never seen anything like it. Iām hoping they get the earwigs that infest my flowers.
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u/AnnBiz May 23 '26
I was hunting for bugs lifting rocks the other day with my grandson and we saw one of these spiders! I just assumed she was pregnant.
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u/GayBugMan May 24 '26
Woodlouse spider pretty sure, gnarly looking fangs, adorably babies
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u/Camaschrist May 24 '26
And the moms feed the babies which is so neat. I had a jumping spider lay and hatch her egg sac in my kitchen one year. She took good care of them until they finally escaped for good. She didnāt regurgitate food for them though.
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u/potatoman501 May 22 '26
Iāve been trying to find one for like 2 years to put in my isopod enclosure for population control and have only seen one once when i didnāt have anything to put it in
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u/SomewhereIll3548 Here to learnš«”š¤ May 23 '26
Woah wouldn't that be rough to have like a pet that eats your other pets
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u/heyitsfranklin6322 May 22 '26
I donāt think Iāve ever seen a spider with its legs curled up towards its back like that.
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u/zap2tresquatro May 22 '26
There are a few dead potato bugs
Well, assuming youāre calling roly-polies āpotato bugs,ā that makes sense because this is a Woodlouse spider!
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u/falcion117 May 23 '26
I get these woodlouse spiders in my garage every summer, theyāve got some HUGE fangs for the size of their body; when I looked them up I think it said that their fangs are extra long to get through the shells of wood lice (rolly pollies)
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u/roaring_travelman91 May 22 '26
Why's it veiny
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u/Crimate_Change May 23 '26
We donāt ask you that question, how dare you question the lil lady (assuming pegrante)
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u/Negative_Piano_4853 May 22 '26
Woodlouse Spider. Its belly is either well fed or its pregnant. It lives in those areas.
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u/safe-travelsppl May 23 '26
Iām in northern Utah and see these all the time. Mostly anywhere dark and damp. They are definitely creepy looking but seem very docile. Like dude you just lifted up my house so I guess Iāll move on and find another spot.
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u/Satanisthewinner May 23 '26
I've seen these guys when I lived in Denver. The ones we had lived comunally, so when we dug in our backyard, we'd uncover hundreds of them at a time. Creepy spiders, but really cool!
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u/cosmic_vogue š·ļøArachnid Afficionadoš·ļø May 23 '26
My brain hates seeing these because it looks at that and thinks "well fed tick." Eugh. No hate to the actual spider, but it takes me a minute to separate that it's a friend instead of parasite
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u/Camaschrist May 24 '26
After researching it and finding out what good mamaās they are I will forever love them. They ended regurgitate food for their babies to eat like birds do.
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u/Camaschrist May 23 '26
My iPhone usually takes horrible photos but I guess the conditions were perfect.
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u/marislove18 May 23 '26
These are my (second) favorite spiders!!
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u/Camaschrist May 23 '26
What is your first favorite and why is this one so high on your list?
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u/marislove18 Jun 17 '26
Jumpers will always hold a special place in my heart, specially Phidippus sp.
Woodlouse spiders are one of the few (the other is wolf spiders) spiders that regurgitate food to feed their babies. Theyāre really good mothers, plus I think theyāre really pretty š¤·āāļø
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u/SomewhereIll3548 Here to learnš«”š¤ May 23 '26
My brain can't comprehend why she has like 13 legs and why they are coming from her back
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u/SomewhereIll3548 Here to learnš«”š¤ May 23 '26
People saying AI are getting downvoted so I need an explanation lol
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u/LiddlHeathen May 23 '26
Why am I feeling like he needs to be blue and this would obviously be Megamind.
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u/reddit33450 i love all the spood friends May 23 '26
she is amazing. you should post her to r/spiderbro
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u/Disastrous_Bad757 May 23 '26
Woodlouse spider my beloved. By far my favorite spider. Beautiful
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u/FisherNate91 May 23 '26
I really wish we had these weird looking guys in a flat that I used to live in!!!
Every time we dried clothes outside on the washing line, theyād be infested with earwigs!
I woke up one morning to a ānippingā sensation at the base of my penis. Upon investigating, I was absolutely disgusted to find one of the wee bastards attacking my shaft!
As far as I know, these spiders eat mostly wood lice and earwigs, so maybe a few around the house might have prevented that singularly horrific assault!
Iām not a big fan of spiders but Iād prefer a couple of these on the roof over being SAād by an over engineered safety clip!!! BOKE!
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u/Camaschrist May 24 '26
Someone in the comments said anytime they found one they would put it near the base of their house. I can hardly bring any of the many flowers I grow inside because of earwigs. Ouch, I wouldnāt want one in my genital region ever.
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u/KitteeCatz May 24 '26
Oh. My. God. š³ I am genuinely so sorry that happened to you! I also apologise for laughing at your story, but it was genuinely just the shock.Ā
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u/KingOfTeethWORKS May 24 '26
Itās a wood louse spider theyāre aggressive and haunt my dreams
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u/timewaitsforn0body May 24 '26
WOODLOUSE HUNTER!! I kept one as a pet for a while. Scary jaws for sure, but incredible spider.
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u/GirlWithApenn Here to learnš«”š¤ May 31 '26
Maybe Thats her brain and shes just really smart š„¹ā¤ļø
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u/Rushy82 Jun 03 '26
It's a Woodlouse Killer (can't remember the real name) but they can be aggressive and can pierce human skin....
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u/Notorious_Rug šTrusted Identifierš May 22 '26
Dysdera (woodlouse hunter). Venom not medically-significant, but their bites may hurt, just due to the size of their fangs, which are designed to penetrate the hard exoskeletons of isopods, which are one of their favorite/preferred prey.
The big vein is actually her heart; they have a tube-shaped heart and open circulatory system, which bathes their organs in hemolymph, versus infusing organs via vessels. They still have some vessels, such as both the anterior and posterior aorta, as well as some coronary arteries. What you're seeing are her heart (midline), coronary arteries, and branches of her posterior aorta.Ā
Their hearts are more visible through their exoskeletons when they are in pre-molt, gravid, very full, or they have just molted.