Does anybody know what kind of spider this is? I got 3 of them on my balcony….I tried googling but couldn’t quite find anything that matches
Does anybody know what kind of spider this is? I got 3 of them on my balcony….I tried googling but couldn’t quite find anything that matches
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Maybe there is an app like there is for the plants ?
Ehhhh Run
r/whatisthisbug
Is it not a young walnut spider?
Oh that is an infamous screwspider.
Nuctenea umbratica
It’s harmless in any case. Let him be and you’ll get less bugs.
I don’t know but my desire to flee to alaska has increased severely
Spaltenkreuzspinne:
https://de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaltenkreuzspinne
white spot on a thorax usually means jumping spider
You sure you hired the right contractors?
Hey you found Peter. He doesn’t pay rent but he kills insects so I let him live at my place.
He left me though…
i think thats a female big nono spider
Cute 😍
r/arachnids is also a sub that might be able to help better
That’s a “NOOOOOPE! BURN IT WITH FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!” spider.
Looks like Nuctenea umbratica.
I need a banana for scale
It looks to me like a ground dwelling spider. If it’s a [Spanish/Gibraltar funnel web spider](https://inaturalist-open-data.s3.amazonaws.com/photos/12180682/original.jpg) (which has been spotted in surrounding countries, including Switzerland) then it might be protected and illegal to kill (EU Habitats Directive *not sure about CH). One recently made the [news in France](https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexledsom/2020/11/10/french-couple-locked-down-with-huge-rare-spider-struggling-to-remove-it/?sh=3a1a14662f70). Does it have visible [spinnerettes](https://media.istockphoto.com/vectors/external-anatomy-of-a-spider-on-white-background-vector-id1293562973?k=20&m=1293562973&s=612×612&w=0&h=txL0Kdnmrl0rX3eRusrEW_w0WRlmcH2lG43YkgGhoWY=)?
It looks like a tick, those vampire spider which transmit the Lyme disease… I would kill them asap!
Friggin RUN!!!!!!!
Ah yes, that’s the famous “I’m moving to Iceland right fucking now”, neat species.
jesus christ
If you ever need to ID a spider again go to r/spiders people there are super helpful
I dont know but you should give notice to your landlord and burn the building.
Crackspiders Bitch – i´m sure!
I’ve never seen a spider that big in Switzerland before…do you live high on the mountains or something? But anyways, i think it is a trapdoor spider
Looks like a stowaway from Aussie
Well, let us know when you find it.
I can’t believe how many people don’t realize that the photo is zoomed in a lot, and the spider is actually tiny… Like it’s certainly not a fkn Tarantula -.-
Im sorry for your balcony. Hope youll find a alternative for it
Ive never seen a spider like this one in Switzerland, for sure poisen, maybe they escaped by a collecter, happens every year several times, also with snakes. Kill it! Or call the vet. for exotic animals.
Its your decision, but call at least a vet. the best you ask in the zoo and tell them what you found. They will come and remove it for free. Be careful, if they are poison and bite you, you got to run in the next ER. And you got to bring the spider too, dead or alive, cause just so they know which anti toxic you need. Good luck. I would also go to the airport and fly to Alaska. 🤣
First now I see she is just so big like a screw, right?
species is the spider kong, you can spot it by the gorilla face on his butt, they are very small and not very dangerous for men, but they are known to jump in women’s ears to lay eggs for their babies.
As an arachnophobe, this is disgusting and terrifying.
I’d take out the flamethrower, then pack my bags and move to Finland.
How are you able to fall asleep at night?