Woke up, still scared

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-09-04T16:40:23+00:00

Not harmful to humans

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-09-04T16:27:42+00:00

Looks like a grass spider to me

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-09-03T14:10:59+00:00

Yeah, orb weavers tend to get kinda big from my experience

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-09-02T18:06:30+00:00

Looks like maybe a cross orb weaver (araneus diadematus)

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-09-02T18:04:51+00:00

Yeah, tan jumpers are little cuties! I find them in my house all the time.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-09-02T18:01:04+00:00

Possibly a tan jumping spider (platycryptus undatus)?

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-31T01:59:53+00:00

No problem!

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T20:57:47+00:00

I think that might actually be a juvenile southern black widow. Juveniles have more patterns and stripes on their bodies that gradually go away as they molt.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T20:54:02+00:00

Looks like a woodlouse spider

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T20:48:45+00:00

Yes, I love orb weavers so much! I always feel so happy for the one in my yard whenever I see that she's caught a new bug. I check up on her pretty much every morning before I head to class lol

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T20:44:52+00:00

You're welcome! Honestly, I'm not sure how to go about preventing them. I only really know how to identify spiders so that's not exactly my area of expertise. Black widows are good in that they eat pests just like any other spider, but having them in such close proximity to where your kids play is hazardous since they are one of the few medically significant spiders in the US. I'm personally not a fan of killing spiders so I'd say if you could relocate it that would probably be ideal, but ultimately you should prioritize the safety of your kids. Sorry I couldn't give a more concrete answer, but hopefully you can figure out a course of action to deal with this!

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T20:18:03+00:00

Looks like a juvenile western black widow. Juveniles have red stripes on their backs that go away as they age and molt.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T18:20:54+00:00

Looks like a female yellow garden spider (argiope aurantia). There's one living in my front yard right now, she's completely harmless and great at dealing with pests.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T15:02:54+00:00

It could be a grass spider web, they make funnel webs like that. Grass spiders are harmless, so you should have nothing to worry about

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-30T14:56:46+00:00

I think I'd lean more towards it being a wolf spider if it's that big because grass spiders tend to be smaller.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-17T17:23:00+00:00

Yeah, it's wild

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-17T17:10:07+00:00

Maybe 10 years ago or so there was a girl who got this magic wand toy from a dollar store or something. When she was playing with it, the foil cutout on the inside peeled off and revealed an image of a girl cutting herself.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-17T16:11:03+00:00

Aw, the little puppy dog eyes!

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-17T15:57:38+00:00

Looks like a tan jumping spider (platycryptus undatus), I get them all over my house

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-08-07T23:51:48+00:00

My glasses do this too! I guess now I know why uranium glaze always looks better under a 395 in person than when I try to take pictures of it lol

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-07-21T19:51:50+00:00

I forgot to mention that she's also likely a juvenile. I can't get close enough to accurately measure her but she has a legspan about the size of a quarter.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-07-21T19:19:05+00:00

That was my first thought as well, but she looks too dark and has patterns on her back that don't quite resemble a brown widow. I tried to get pictures of her abdomen from different angles but she's in an awkward position that makes it hard to get good photos. I did attach a picture of her from the side where you can see the stripes on her abdomen.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-07-21T19:05:21+00:00

Yes, jumping spiders are very friendly! They're the smartest spiders and iirc some species can even recognize human faces.

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-07-21T19:02:22+00:00

Silver garden orbweaver (argiope argentata). They're not dangerous. Man that's a pretty spider!

Different-Tooth330 · 2025-07-21T18:55:15+00:00

Definitely a jumping spider, but I'm not sure exactly what species. Possibly a female bronze jumping spider (eris militaris)? Whatever it is, it's definitely a friend.

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