• InevitableSwing [none/use name]OP
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      3 months ago

      It is true that the eyes make them cute. Compare them to this guy who seems fit for a nightmare about death…

      It’s the poisonous venomous brown recluse spider.

      • Are_Euclidding_Me [e/em/eir]
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        23 months ago

        See, I would cuddle that friendo, I find them extremely cute.

        Which is why I’m afraid of brown recluses: I don’t trust that I could recognize one and I’m not afraid of spiders, so I’d be like “neat spider” and then my leg would slowly fall off over the course of a couple months. Terrifying.

        • InevitableSwing [none/use name]OP
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          43 months ago

          I’d have to google but if it bit you - I assume the pain is pretty great. You’d know the spider was a nasty one.

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          Ninja edit

          Wow, I was very wrong.

          Brown Recluse Spider Bite Information & Treatment

          What are the symptoms of a brown recluse spider bite?

          Brown recluse spider bites don’t always hurt right away. In fact, you may not know that you have been bitten until other symptoms appear. Symptoms of a brown recluse spider bite include:

          • Reddened skin that may be followed by a blister that forms at the bite site.

          • Mild to intense pain and itching for 2 to 8 hours following the bite.

          • An open sore (ulcer) with a breakdown of tissue (necrosis) that develops a week or more following the bite. This may take months to heal.

           

          Some people have a severe, systemic (whole-body) reaction to brown recluse spider bites…

          I’ve been using “ninja edit” a lot recently. Maybe I need to make fewer assumptions!

  • JoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]
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    33 months ago

    There’s a cute insta where someone has silly conversations with their pet jumping spider, and then they made a reel for one of the spiders that died and I got all choked up and I’m sure I’m fine.

  • Yukiko [she/her]
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    23 months ago

    I had a jumping spider jump on my face earlier in the year as I was trying to take a picture of it. I love these things so much.

    • @Bureaucrat@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      I had a jumping spider sit on the tip of my finger once for several minutes spinning out a thread of webbing that made it look like they were doing Kung fu moves.

  • @Verenata@hexbear.net
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    13 months ago

    I’m usually not okay with insects, spiders etc but this lil guy is making me squee.

    Look how tiny he issssssss omg 😭