What is this thing?

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What is this spider? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by hangry@slrpnk.net to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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Sorry for poor picture quality. Found in France. Never seen anything like it.

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[–] fartsparkles@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Hard to tell from the photo but maybe:

Nursery Web Spider
Giant House Spider
Radiated Wolf Spider

My bet is on a giant house spider. They’re massive, fast, but harmless (and are actually great with dealing with pests - I leave them be in the home).

[–] hangry@slrpnk.net 0 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Looks like a giant house spider. Another lemming suggested a brown recluse. One is harmless, and the other can kill you. Squach it or leave it, hard to tell.

[–] AlexisFR@jlai.lu 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There are no Brown Recluse in France. If it is scared of you, it's a Tégénaire.

[–] hangry@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 months ago

Pas si vite mon ami :) https://www.rtl.fr/actu/international/qu-est-ce-que-l-araignee-recluse-tres-venimeuse-qui-vit-en-france-7800777120

I'm half joking, cases are so rare it's a non event.

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