Hopefully this is the right sub for sharing my appreciation for spiders.
I really like seeing spiders in my home, because they eat the other critters that might be trying to invade my place. There aren’t any dangerous spiders in this country, so they’re all welcome here.
Thumbs up for spiders. 👍👍
Just the other day, I encountered a relatively big spider. A little while after switching the lights off in the night, I suddenly remembered I had to do something. I got up and switched the lights back on, and that’s when I saw it. In my geographic location 2-3 cm is on the bigger end of the spectrum, but in warmer climates you would probably call it small instead. It quickly scurried away under the kitchen cupboard, so I guess that’s where it also stays during the day. I wished it good hunting.
Since it was running around, it probably isn’t the web weaving kind. The abdomen was long and the legs were relatively long, but not super long. It was difficult to to identify it any better in those conditions.
There are a couple varieties of spider that roam so identification is dependent on certain specifics. Color, distinctive markings, number of eyes, proportions, country, and behavior are the simple ones. Gotta catch it to be certain of its name!
Look up common spiders for your state or country if you believe you can identify it from your quick look. Shouldn’t take much more than 20 minutes to sift through the natives unless you live in a heavily forested area.
If I see this little hunter again, I’ll be sure to pay closer attention to the details. If I start describing the colors or shapes now, there’s a huge risk of those faint memories being inaccurate or even completely false. However, I would like to think it had two white longitudinal stripes, but I don’t trust that memory at all.