I've got a buddy living over my bed right now. I think she's an orb weaver but she leaves her web up for several days at a time, I guess because it's safe from birds in here. She's the size of a small pea. I don't usually let them stay right above my sleeping space but since she's been a resident my unending fruit fly invasion seems to be actually coming to an end...
SHe makes me feel like a real witch.
Awesome! fat round spiders in corners could belong to a number of species. If you posted her, I missed it. Let's see pics? Even if our species are different, the broader families are the same
Just shitty cell phone pics but this was the first time I got up close. Couldn't get to the other side without disturbing the web. And now I'm thinking, I don't know a ton about spider anatomy, but is that a boy body?
Oh so you don't think she has big pedipalps then, do you? I don't know if she should be offended. I also feel like I don't look at spiders enough because I honestly thought those were big. Thanks for sexing my friend! And makes sense that this would be a cobweb spider. I have plenty of cobwebs...
Tonight I stood on the bed and asked her if she would please consider moving into the kitchen above where I keep the bananas because the fruit flies are coming back. Let's find out if I really am an animal communicator or if I'm just a crazy crow lady. Also fine with being both.
I've got a buddy living over my bed right now. I think she's an orb weaver but she leaves her web up for several days at a time, I guess because it's safe from birds in here. She's the size of a small pea. I don't usually let them stay right above my sleeping space but since she's been a resident my unending fruit fly invasion seems to be actually coming to an end...
SHe makes me feel like a real witch.
Awesome! fat round spiders in corners could belong to a number of species. If you posted her, I missed it. Let's see pics? Even if our species are different, the broader families are the same
Just shitty cell phone pics but this was the first time I got up close. Couldn't get to the other side without disturbing the web. And now I'm thinking, I don't know a ton about spider anatomy, but is that a boy body?
Such lovely legs. Cool knee-high socks.
Nope is a girl. Boys have large pedipalps and aren't always tiny. Looks like one of the Theridid family
Oh so you don't think she has big pedipalps then, do you? I don't know if she should be offended. I also feel like I don't look at spiders enough because I honestly thought those were big. Thanks for sexing my friend! And makes sense that this would be a cobweb spider. I have plenty of cobwebs...
Tonight I stood on the bed and asked her if she would please consider moving into the kitchen above where I keep the bananas because the fruit flies are coming back. Let's find out if I really am an animal communicator or if I'm just a crazy crow lady. Also fine with being both.
Maybe move the bananas there?
I may be a messy and disorganized person, but I draw the line at bringing bananas into the bed. 😆