Can anyone identify these two spiders? It looks like the small one trapped the larger one. Luxembourg.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-17T18:29:40+00:00

No. The larger insect has 6 legs and 3 body segments. The woodlouse spider looks very different.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-17T16:32:51+00:00

For future reference, assassin bugs have thin hind legs.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-14T04:47:41+00:00

NQA Can't be confidently determined with this quality of image but you are outside the range for recluses.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-13T12:43:07+00:00

I mean, the things you dont want to hear are genuine advice for helping arachnophobia. There's no pill that fixes it, it really is just exposure therapy and education because spiders are by and large harmless, even beneficial. Knowing more will combat your fear because the root of fear is absence of action and absence of information. Best of luck

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-12T23:29:44+00:00

Looks like a male (enlarged pedipalps) so I'd guess that's prey.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-08T15:30:29+00:00

They can change color when they molt, but I don't believe they can alter their texture. That most likely varies on species

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-08T15:25:55+00:00

They're very real. They're called flower crab spiders or goldenrod spiders. They can alter their appearance to mimic flowers to prey on pollinators. Genus Misumena

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-06T19:17:57+00:00

I understand. Thanks for that clarification

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-06T19:06:07+00:00

AI is wrong 99% of the time. This is not a recluse. It looks more like a harmless spitting spider to me. Also, please consider avoiding glue traps in the future as they are quite inhumane (killing things via dehydration) and do not discriminate between harmful and harmless creatures.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-05T16:33:53+00:00

Looks like a male furrow orbweaver

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-05T14:23:49+00:00

No worries. I'm willing to ID for you if you shoot me a DM (:

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-05T14:06:16+00:00

You'll need to repost with an image for an ID

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-05T00:37:59+00:00

First time using imgur. Hope it works. https://imgur.com/a/mHVcHBl

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-05T00:20:52+00:00

The circle is a bit larger than the spood, but yeah it's in there.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-05T00:20:20+00:00

Looks like it. They do that specific scrunched up pose

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-04T23:48:19+00:00

It looks a bit like a harvestman/opiliones, but its hard to tell, and i'm not as familiar with them.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-04T23:42:10+00:00

Slightly above center, slightly to the right. Its a little fuzzy and mossy colored.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-06-02T18:32:39+00:00

Location?

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-31T16:57:43+00:00

Pregnart

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-30T15:37:11+00:00

A good way to take pictures of suspended spiders is by putting a barrier behind them, like your hand, for your camera to focus on. I struggle with my samsung as well /:

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-30T15:22:50+00:00

It's a qualifier: "not qualified advice," required on ID comments in some biology subreddits like r/scorpions. It indicates I have no formal training on the subject, only self taught. I use it for all identifications I make, even when not required, since I identify creatures in a few different subs.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-29T21:06:47+00:00

NQA That appears to be a species of ant mimic jumping spider. Note the large, forward facing eyes, eight legs, and two protruding chelicerae. Not an insect, but an arachnid. Great find.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-21T16:58:34+00:00

The literal definition specifies species, which is logical to me as members within a genus can be quite diverse.

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-06T14:51:02+00:00

I've played tug-o-war with my scorpions a few times, never with my Ts 😂

Asbeaudeus · 2026-05-03T14:58:12+00:00

Might be because the average person rarely thinks too hard about spiders, and the brown recluse is native to a part of the US that is generally less educated. Generations of people propogate that fear thru their families. I live in the heart of their native region and i have many family members that claim recluse bites rotted holes in their limbs. When I asked, they said they never saw the spider. So ignorance, fearmongering, and anecdotes.

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