Can anyone help identify this spider? Found on a celing in Austria.
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That's a huntsman. Not dangerous to you
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Australia yes. Austria probably not.
Maybe they got bit by it and had to type quick before the venom took hold so they missed some letters?
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That's Geoff
Way to go, now the Spider Mafia is going to find him and break his legs for sure.
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Looks like a crab
Everything becomes crab
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Everything becomes crab
Can confirm.
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As long as it's not Australia you're probably safe
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As long as it's not Australia you're probably safe
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I don't know anything about insects, but maybe some sort of running crab spider, e.g. Philodromus cespitum?
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That's Geoff
I’ve been calling him Jeff! My apologies to Geoff.
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But if you were in Australia, you SHOULD be worried about your safety with something like that on your ceiling
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But if you were in Australia, you SHOULD be worried about your safety with something like that on your ceiling
Nah here it would be a huntsman spider. Not dangerous at all
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Nah here it would be a huntsman spider. Not dangerous at all
Are you sure? In Australia from what I've heard, I'm pretty sure it could bite through your skull and lay it's eggs in there.
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Are you sure? In Australia from what I've heard, I'm pretty sure it could bite through your skull and lay it's eggs in there.
Apparently Australians feel the same about North Americans living around bears. Either way, you just learn to be cautious and mind your own business.
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Maybe this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoropsis_spinimana?wprov=sfla1
(Nosferatuspinne in German)
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Apparently Australians feel the same about North Americans living around bears. Either way, you just learn to be cautious and mind your own business.
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Maybe this one? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoropsis_spinimana?wprov=sfla1
(Nosferatuspinne in German)
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Maybe they got bit by it and had to type quick before the venom took hold so they missed some letters?
Look, if he was dying, he wouldn't bother to type "aarrggh". He'd just say it!
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Apparently Australians feel the same about North Americans living around bears. Either way, you just learn to be cautious and mind your own business.
I know what you mean. I live in Florida and people always mention alligators. Truth is you can go a decade and never even see a gator. When you finally do, it's probably in a zoo or something. I mean you do hear stories and it's no surprise because you live in Florida. That's where they are.
But Australia sounds like a whole nother level. I mean you guys have a venemous ant for crying out loud AND it's aggressive. I mean the shear concentration of things that can kill you down there is off the charts. Crocs, box jellyfish, snakes, spiders even friggin kangaroos! Am I wrong?
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That's Geoff
What Geoff Vader runs the Death Star?
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I know what you mean. I live in Florida and people always mention alligators. Truth is you can go a decade and never even see a gator. When you finally do, it's probably in a zoo or something. I mean you do hear stories and it's no surprise because you live in Florida. That's where they are.
But Australia sounds like a whole nother level. I mean you guys have a venemous ant for crying out loud AND it's aggressive. I mean the shear concentration of things that can kill you down there is off the charts. Crocs, box jellyfish, snakes, spiders even friggin kangaroos! Am I wrong?
Kids mess with those ants when they're 5 and are fine. Sure it hurts but not really different to a bee.
The only one I'd say the average Australian has above average exposure to is jellyfish, assuming they go to the beach even semi regularly. But I mean, they just float around, they aren't coming for you on the attack.
Spiders there's only 2-3 anyone actually worries about, they're rarely seen and even more rarely bite anyone. Same for snakes. You also won't die even if you do get bit unless you can't make it to a hospital/contact help for a very long time.
Crocodiles are barely a concern outside select areas (eg think whether the average American would be concerned about alligators at all).
Kangaroos can theoretically attack but generally want to keep to themselves. But also to give you an idea how much of a non issue they are there are zoos that don't even have them in pens, they just roam around with the people.
