Hi, I found this guy on my bike mirror this morning. What kind of spider is this? Is it dangerous? How can I remove it safely? What should I do to prevent it from coming again?
Hi, I found this guy on my bike mirror this morning. What kind of spider is this? Is it dangerous? How can I remove it safely? What should I do to prevent it from coming again?
Looks like a Daddy Long-Legs. Which has a reputation as the most venomous spider in the world but the fangs are too small to penetrate human skin.
Bad news is that’s a myth… the fangs are long enough to penetrate human skin. Good news is the toxicity of the venom is also a myth, in the extremely unlikely event that it bites you it won’t hurt much and only briefly.
What should you do with it? Leave it alone. Because spider identification is hard, don’t bet your health on my guess at the species… when they must be caught - this method works well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3f99HhlpTo
That doesn’t look like a daddy long legs at all bro
His spider has two body parts. Daddy long legs only have one.
They’re little dragees with spindly leggies
Spoken like someone who has never seen daddy long legs