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He has moved into the web of my female red house spider. He has a gray-white translucent colour with black "stripes" on his legs. Somewhat like a salt and pepper colour. He is about 2-3 mm long.
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- Submitted: Oct 4, 2020
- Photographed: Oct 3, 2020
- Spider: Unidentified
- Location: Ocala, Florida, United States
- Spotted Indoors: Other
- Found in web?: No
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Your other spider might be prey. He’s a bit distant. My guess is that it might be a Spitting Spider, they are translucent beige with brown markings. They’re interesting spiders that “spit” a gooey silk&venom mix out their fangs onto prey. It kills and traps at the same time, from a safe distance. They are usually found near bathroom fixtures, like sinks and aren’t dangerous to us. My guess could be incorrect. If you have a pair of binoculars, a fun little trick with a cellphone is that you can take a telephoto shot by putting the phone’s camera lens… Read more »
Thank you. I was worried about my red house spider. Shes been living there for some time now and is recently a mother. Upon looking it up, you ate correct. Thats exactly what it was. I couldnt get a photo thou. We couldnt focus the binoculars becauaw they were very high powered.
Thanks for trying it. A good option for a Christmas wish list is a set of clip-on camera lenses for cell phones. They usually are a basic clamp that goes over the phone lens with glass lenses that screw or pop into place on the clamp. The “macro” and telephoto are the most useful lenses. They’re useful to have. The iPhone 10 has the best built-in camera, but I can’t go anywhere without dropping things, I prefer my cheap Android LG phone with inexpensive clip-on lenses as far as ‘stuff I tend to break often’ goes. 😉
I agree with TangledWeb; it may well be a Scytodidae, in which case it is indeed a deadly threat to your lovely Anastasia. I understand Scytodidae spiders are very fast, which may make it difficult to catch. If you are planning to remove him but haven’t yet, I would recommend a container with steep sides (such as a glass jar or plastic gallon bucket) and a narrow, slippery stick (can use a skewer or chopstick). If you can get a helper, that would be great, but it can be done alone: Hold the container under the spider on the ceiling.… Read more »