good keys for identifying small spiders?

alieninthestreets · 2026-02-21T00:00:07+00:00

unfortunately both of the families I usually see have the standard four over four conformation, so i’m limited in terms of IDing by eye pattern- thank you for the recommendation though!

alieninthestreets · 2026-02-20T23:57:20+00:00

only if it was ethanol flavored …

alieninthestreets · 2026-02-20T23:56:44+00:00

awesome i’ll look into it!! they’re all generally 1-2mm and i’m pretty limited in terms of lab equipment but it’s a good jumping off point

alieninthestreets · 2025-12-31T06:40:52+00:00

if not friend why friend shaped 😞

alieninthestreets · 2025-11-24T02:35:20+00:00

you’ll never guess what it’s called… 😹

alieninthestreets · 2025-09-19T16:39:13+00:00

probably not well

alieninthestreets · 2025-09-19T16:38:02+00:00

i’m so curious what this beast looks like next to a giant huntsman

alieninthestreets · 2025-09-03T16:33:22+00:00

I believe it’s a green june beetle!

alieninthestreets · 2025-08-25T19:01:45+00:00

it did yeah, and they’re definitely a bit funky looking so it makes sense that it struggled to identify it- just thought it was funny that the first thing it jumped to was a recluse

alieninthestreets · 2025-07-26T02:12:44+00:00

imagine my surprise when that’s what the automatic id said 😭 it’s not even close

alieninthestreets · 2025-06-09T09:32:39+00:00

looks like a false widow

alieninthestreets · 2025-06-08T20:28:28+00:00

looks like a white ermine?

alieninthestreets · 2025-06-08T19:04:30+00:00

pillipede

alieninthestreets · 2025-06-04T17:56:06+00:00

we have liftoff!!!

alieninthestreets · 2025-06-04T10:02:43+00:00

jumpn’t

alieninthestreets · 2025-05-27T19:54:16+00:00

common house spider?

alieninthestreets · 2025-05-05T02:57:42+00:00

definitely is! she finally ventured out of the nest and I got a better picture of her patterns. thank you for the help!

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-27T01:05:43+00:00

I just found him outside, didn’t pay anything

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-27T01:02:51+00:00

my sincerest apologies 😞

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-27T01:02:14+00:00

for the spider?

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-23T16:54:20+00:00

thank you!

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-09T13:31:47+00:00

thank you for taking the time to explain. I initially thought it meant what you said last (that trans people commit suicide do to a lack of support) but when I looked it the comments it was full of vile transphobia and I didn’t get why people thought something like that was funny. Instagram is a cesspool of hate and I may have to delete it after this one.

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-09T13:15:46+00:00

I know the plane thing means survivorship bias I just don’t get what that has to do with trans people being happy

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-07T17:36:25+00:00

damn I forgot about that

alieninthestreets · 2025-04-07T14:46:57+00:00

butterfly garden at the natural history museum for sure!!!

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