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What kind of spider is this? Is it spider friend or spider foe? Most of the spiders I see are the more spindley kind but this one is pretty fluffy. Found it in my room and chased it out into the garage I live in southeastern PA in the US.  
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Apr 22, 2020 04:16
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It's a bit hard to tell, but did it look like this when it was stretched out? If so, then there's a good chance that it was Hogna carolinensis, a common wolf spider that is found across large parts of North America. They're harmless, but they're active hunters and tend to wander around at night, so you can find them in unexpected places sometimes.
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Apr 22, 2020 04:56
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I have another, blurry photo but it does look a lot like that without the flash and scrunching up. Good to know it's just a fluffy spider friend. I'll let her do her thing so long as it's no where near my feet. Thanks!! Sankis fucked around with this message at 05:23 on Apr 22, 2020 |
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Apr 22, 2020 05:17
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Sankis posted:I have another, blurry photo but it does look a lot like that without the flash and scrunching up. Good to know it's just a fluffy spider friend. I'll let her do her thing so long as it's no where near my feet. wolf spiders actively hunt all sorts of pests, and they don't make webs, so they're very cleanly spiders to have around. sure they might wander into your room, but that's probably them hunting something in your room, so just think of them doing you a favor and exterminating something you didn't know was hanging out in your stuff. plus they're very good mommies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f10k7lNvYq8&hd=1
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Apr 22, 2020 05:31
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Wolf spiders in general aren't really adapted to indoor life and mostly only enter human homes by accident, so taking them back outside when you see them is really just doing them a favour. They'll usually either eventually starve or die of thirst if they can't find their way back outside or get themselves eaten by your resident house spiders.
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Apr 22, 2020 05:40
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I admittedly usually do that with spiders but I didn't want to do it when I first saw this one since it looked to be quite displeased by my presence. If I see it again in the garage I'll be sure to set it outside.
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Apr 22, 2020 05:58
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Cardiovorax posted:It's some kind of weird law of nature that stinging insects get less annoying in direct proportion to how big they are. I've never even heard of someone actually getting stung by a hornet and bumblebees are practically flying teddy bears, too. Generally agree on this but i have managed to get stung by both. Once by a bumblebee when i was sitting by my desk indoors and a bumblebee suddenly stung me in my thigh through the fabric of my jeans. An asian predatory wasp (Vespa vellutina) stung me once as well, hurt like a motherfucker. European hornets though, never stung me. Spring is coming along nicely here in Sweden with plenty of critters turning up!  Encountered the infamous invasive harlequin ladybird  and just yesterday i found this chunky fella, larva of a goat moth (Cossus cossus).
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Apr 23, 2020 10:13
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Chunky fella 
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Apr 24, 2020 19:39
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Hey, I just found a web on my aloe vera, I disturbed it and boom, this little guy shot out: I'm in Boston, MA and I'm mostly just curious what this is, if he's good or bad for the plant, and what kinda roommate it'll be like? Sandwolf fucked around with this message at 20:19 on Apr 24, 2020 |
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Apr 24, 2020 20:16
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most spiders don't really harm the actual location they're in, just eat critters that happen to pass by or be in the area, so it's probably not a problem for it to be there
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Apr 24, 2020 20:33
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Any ideas on what kind of moth this is? Found in Oklahoma, about 1 cm long joat mon fucked around with this message at 21:29 on Apr 24, 2020 |
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Apr 24, 2020 21:26
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Checking in to see if "sad doot" was ever ID'd
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Apr 24, 2020 21:40
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Pick posted:Checking in to see if "sad doot" was ever ID'd Where did you
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Apr 24, 2020 22:05
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It was discovered outside Duluth MN in July around 2014 or something
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Apr 24, 2020 22:09
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Apr 24, 2020 22:26
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joat mon posted:Any ideas on what kind of moth this is? That looks like a clothes moth. If that's in your home I'm so sorry. The infestations are incredibly persistent and after 5 years and getting it professionally treated 8 times, it never, ever went away for more than a month or two before coming back. Cost me thousands in the amount of things I had to just get rid of completely.
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Apr 24, 2020 22:30
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Sandwolf posted:Hey, I just found a web on my aloe vera, I disturbed it and boom, this little guy shot out: Spiders are generally considered friends of plants except for probably very few exceptions. They eat bugs that like to eat plants. As for roommate quality, in Boston you will not find any spiders that are harmful to you so you're good there. This one seems to want to make a web in a plant which means it'll probably not do a lot of wandering around your homestead anyway.
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Apr 24, 2020 22:31
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joat mon posted:Any ideas on what kind of moth this is? I don't have any answers but does it have a long snout? That's interesting. Here's a pretty extensive list of OK moths, if you want to have a look through them.
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Apr 24, 2020 22:36
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Critterquest 2020: a pretty extensive list of OK moths
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Apr 24, 2020 22:44
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Chinston Wurchill posted:I don't have any answers but does it have a long snout? That's interesting. ‘Snout moths’ are actually a thing; I assume this is one of them but there are hundreds in North America.
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Apr 25, 2020 00:15
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Mak0rz posted:Critterquest 2020: a pretty extensive list of OK moths
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Apr 25, 2020 00:19
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Mak0rz posted:Critterquest 2020: a pretty extensive list of OK moths
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Apr 25, 2020 02:16
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Mak0rz posted:Spiders are generally considered friends of plants except for probably very few exceptions. They eat bugs that like to eat plants. He ain't gonna pay their share of the rent though so good luck op
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Apr 25, 2020 07:23
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TontoCorazon posted:He ain't gonna pay their share of the rent though so good luck op he better throw in for utilities??
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Apr 25, 2020 07:53
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 Is this a pocket gopher? He came out of his hole sniffing when I opened a granola bar. I didn't share though, I assume high fructose corn syrup is a bad for rodents.
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Apr 25, 2020 18:40
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Sandwolf posted:Hey, I just found a web on my aloe vera, I disturbed it and boom, this little guy shot out: That's a yellow sac spider, they're venomous and can bite people, but the bite's not terribly dangerous just painful and itchy.
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Apr 26, 2020 00:31
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Skratte posted:That's a yellow sac spider, they're venomous and can bite people, but the bite's not terribly dangerous just painful and itchy. and the internet tells me they search for prey! time to hit the skids, Pavel!!
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Apr 26, 2020 00:38
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Got a paper wasp nest right above the front door, about the size of a golf ball. It cool if I relocate them?
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Apr 27, 2020 22:57
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An ok Callosamia promethea hatched from a wild cocoon and was released today.  
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Apr 28, 2020 02:23
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look at that chonky lil fluffbutt!!!! extremely ok indeed 
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Apr 28, 2020 10:20
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One of my fav species
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Apr 28, 2020 16:51
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few more critters I've run across lately: Northern Water Snake.  Wee likkle Northern Water Snake  And a female Callosamia promethea. Same species as the black and tan fellow above  
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Apr 28, 2020 19:50
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Asiina posted:That looks like a clothes moth. You can tell by the corduroy patterns on the wings...if you get close enough you can smell a hint of patchouli
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Apr 28, 2020 22:22
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Excuse the handling, but I had a bitch of a time getting this pretty lady into a position to make a good photo.
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Apr 29, 2020 13:40
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Love the markings on that one!
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Apr 29, 2020 13:46
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PathAsc posted:Love the markings on that one!   I really love the first one. It came out really beautifully, one of the best ones I ever made. You can see the abdominal pattern really well on the second, too.
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Apr 29, 2020 13:59
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I love how spider eyes reflect light even though they're so tiny. I like spiders. Sandwolf posted:and the internet tells me they search for prey! When I lived in a few different basement apartments, they were always well populated with yellow sac spiders. Not once have I had one go anywhere near me. They mostly just hang out on the ceiling and nap in their little silky beds. Plant MONSTER. fucked around with this message at 14:08 on Apr 29, 2020 |
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Apr 29, 2020 14:06
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Spiders are pretty good. Smile at the camera! Plant MONSTER. posted:When I lived in a few different basement apartments, they were always well populated with yellow sac spiders. Not once have I had one go anywhere near me. They mostly just hang out on the ceiling and nap in their little silky beds. Cardiovorax fucked around with this message at 14:13 on Apr 29, 2020 |
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Apr 29, 2020 14:08
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The birds were having a conniption fit because this cool fella was hanging out directly under the feeder. It was insanely bright out so it was hard to get a good picture. Shortly after snapping the photo snake buddy got tired of being stared at by a big stupid ape thing and hauled rear end across the yard to climb a tree. I'm thinking it's an Eastern Rat Snake. Overall I'd say it was about 3 1/2 feet long.
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Definitely a ratsnake, exactly which one depends on where you are. Cardiovorax, is that a hacklemesh weaver?
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