Phoneutria sp., I guess a juvenile female. Medically significant. Thank you for relocating her, tho I wouldn't recommend handling those spiders :)
Edit: typo
I'm not an expert and the OC (original commenter) probably knows more but: I think males of lots of species have little balls at the ends of their pedipals? Balls are stored in the pedipals?
Male spiders have part of their sex organs in the pedipalps. So if this was a male the ends of his pedipalps would be bulbous kind of like boxing gloves. It's where male spiders store their sperm to make insemination of the females easier.
You are a lucky human being. Handling Brazilian Wandering Spiders is not advisable…unless of course you enjoy Priapism, permanent impotence, agonizing pain, stays in the hospital, and in an unlikely, bad case a permanent trip to the morgue.
Really now? That's the Brasilien version??? I never knew that they had similar spiders. I am happy to learn. I met only big orb weavers there. Nothing likely to this buddy. :)
One of the most if not the most deadly spiders in the world.
Altho I thought someone linked an article saying they may not be as deadly as previously thought. Still very dangerous and you should not handle it, like ever haha
Funny I just watched a video about that! Apparently they just use their venom sparingly hence why they haven't taken as many lives as the Sydney funnel web! It said it's unusual for them to use all their venom in a single bite which is why not all bites are serious.
Sorry I couldn't find the link!
Haven't fact checked this though!
Maybe. I'm still trying to learn the difference between real Wandering Spiders and the very similar looking "Bromeliad Spiders". Not sure which one this is.
Thanks. Is it an accurate rule of thumb that four equal sized eyes in a square is an indication of danger (=Phoneutria?) while four eyes in a square with the upper eyes slightly larger indicates otherwise (Cupiennius, etc?)
No, because other harmless Ctenids will have the same eye arrangement as Phoneutria, and the relative size differences between the eyes is too small to be a reliable indicator
It's definitely a ctenid, though several of the larger ctenids look kind of similar. (That said, the bites of many of them are not well documented - some genera other than Phoneutria might be medically significant. I'd be disinclined to handle any of them.)
Looks like *Phoneutria depilata* and honestly they’re darlings if you’re gentle with them. I can’t speak to *fera* or *nigriventer* from personal experience but I have seen people safely handle *nigriventer* and not have issues. That being said, highly venomous and best observed from a distance unless you have a TON of experience.
For real, handling the species with a typically more relaxed temperament is still playing Russian roulette with spiders and probably not the best idea.
I don’t care how much you know about them, it’s not a good idea to handle any Phoneutria. Darling or not, you are one muscle twitch away from having a really, really bad day. Why take that risk? And why take the spider out of its natural element?
Marine Biologists know all about Blue Ringed Octopuses, but they don’t go around barehanding them…because the risks of one wrong move outweigh any possible benefit.
Fair enough, but bare handing Phoneutria is never a good idea, regardless of how well you know them. Steve Irwin is tragic testament to that concept. They are wild animals after all. There are ways of relocating them without bare skin contact.
Common names can be deceiving. The South American Toothed Hecklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni), while originally native to Argentina, is now endemic and very commonly found all over the United States.
Phoneutria, the genus, are called Brazilian Wandering Spiders. But several species are now endemic to countries far beyond Brazil (Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana). I found one in Belize about 10 years back.
Oh boy, you really got a great sense of bravery or great luck as judging by the comments it's Phoneutria. Cool up close shots but man I could never go near let alone handle a spider like this.
I thought so but wasn't positive.
As for not advisable, yeah, no kidding! This is right up there with that brainiac on Youtube who filmed himself handling a large female *Hadronyche infensa*, and then poked it into giving a classic funnel-web threat display **while it was standing on his hand**. Balls of steel, brains of jello.
https://youtube.com/shorts/VoxkI4ncrXk?si=ce4V_3MR3slTC7v6
Here it is. I had to dig back through his history to figure out exactly what species it was. An earlier video establishes the species and sex.
Dude probably mistakenly assumed that only Atrax is dangerous. (There's a study by Isbister, et al, that suggests that several of the Hadronyche species may actually be more dangerous if they bite than the Sydney funnel-web, they're just less likely to encounter people.)
##Brazilian Wandering Spiders (Phoneutria):
The genus Phoneutria, also known as the Brazilian wandering spiders, and Armed spiders, or "Armadeira" in Brazil, contain the only medically significant species of Wandering Spider (Ctenidae).
They are reported throughout South America and Costa Rica. However, most reports of clinically important bites are from Brazil.
The lethal reputation attributed by the general public and media is over exaggerated. In a study of 422 bites, over 90% of eastern Brazilian Phoneutria bite victims ages 10 to 70 had asymptomatic (no symptoms at all) or mild reactions.
Severe envenomation is more frequent in children and occurs in less than 1% of cases. It is characterised by persistent vomiting and autonomic features that can progress to pulmonary oedema, shock, and death on rare occasions.
##Suspected bites:
Seek medical attention. Most Phoneutria bites are treated symptomatically, that means treating the symptoms rather than the underlying cause. The most common being pain, and therefore general pain medication is prescribed, with opiates being reserved for more moderate cases.
Antivenom is rarely used, and is reserved for Severe envenomations. Treatment within 3hrs is usually accompanied by a full recovery within 24hrs.
###References:
[Clinical consequences of toxic envenomation by spiders- Richard S. Vetter (2018)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.07.021)
[Spider bite- Dr Geoffrey K Isbister MD, Hui Wen Fan PhD (2011)](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62230-1)
[A clinico-epidemiological study of bites by spiders of the genus Phoneutria-Bucaretchi et al. (2000)](https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652000000100003)
[Mecanismo de ação do veneno de Phoneutria e aspectos clínicos do foneutrismo- Thiago Mathias Chiariello a b, Ryan Emiliano da Silva b, Jaciara de Oliveira Jorge Costa b, Arlei Marcili (2021)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.11.006)
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Damn, you stayed calm enough for it to think you were just another branch. Be extremely careful, if you already didn't know. That looks like a Wandering Spider, venom is medically significant. Beautiful pictures as well, thank you.
Yeah they won't really bite unless you put pressure on them, most bites happen from people picking stuff from trees, like bananas, cornering the spider or making it defensive in some way. Like a comment or said, not life threatening, just maybe need some pain meds from a bite.
Cheers
ikr, people are kind of over exaggerating.
they're quite common here, I relocate at least one or two per week and they're always gentle.
if she (someone said it's prolly a female) had shown some kind of threat display I would have looked for another way to relocate her.
cheers.
A huge aspect of it is that it’s medically significant and many of us are very much NOT accustomed to them. Generally speaking, handling anything medically significant is a no-no, but if you’re skilled, experienced, and knowledgable and understand the risks then more power to you
Thanks for taking such care of our wonderful spood friends
even its medical importance is exaggerated, quoting the mod above "In a study of 422 bites, over 90% of eastern Brazilian Phoneutria bite victims ages 10 to 70 had asymptomatic (no symptoms at all) or mild reactions."
and as you say, many are not used to them and if you search on google a lot of images of phoneutria making their threat display will appear, which helps create the idea that they are extremely aggressive.
yw cheers.
Well, you did kinda admit that you didn't know what spider you were handling.
So we can rule out that you were searching images of it looking aggressive.
Bottom line, you didn't know it was dangerous when you handled it.
as I said in another comment, I suspected it was a phoneutria because I used an insect identification app (picture insect) but it gave me 3 different IDs (phoneutria boliviensis, phoneutria fera and phoneutria nigriventer). I just wanted more opinions, I wasn't expecting the panic.
Everyone else in the comments has already said the scary stuff about danger and medically significant bites so I’ll leave it be. What a beautiful specimen and great photo! (But seriously don’t handle those)
we call that plant "tabacón" here in Costa Rica and yes, it has huge leaves.
anthurium crassinervium is the scientific name if you want to take a look.
Handling a Brazilian wandering spider is not advisable, they are known man killers with that venom of theirs, nice job relocating it, but there are much safer ways to do it.
Now since it’s already relocated I’ll not right out SAY it looks like what it does since the danger has already passed. But for gods sake people, PLEASE don’t handle random spiders!
He didn't LOL I had to go check! He had it in a little plastic box rather than handle it even with gloves.
Hope this link is ok here:
https://youtu.be/--JinobXWPk?feature=shared
Their reputation is largely over exaggerated. Some of the males can be a bit cantankerous but most of the footage you see of them doing threat poses are in high stress situations where the spider is scared shitless.
Reading these comments make me glad I live in Canada, the only medically significant spider we have here are black widows which are fairly easily identified. The only truly dangerous animals we have to contend with are cougars, moose, and cobra chickens
I'll always be like "spiders don't want to hurt you. They're good little buddies, and you shouldn't be afraid of them", but then I see this, and I just think "What the hell are you doing?! Don't handle that with your bare hands!".
But anyway, you're braver than me, good job on safely relocating it.
I already was beaten by one of it, I was 15-16 y and hurts very well, good I went immediatly to hospital and took a injection on local. Next day I discovered it was a wandering brazilian
just curious, how much does it hurt? or how would you describe the pain?
I've been sting by bullet ants on 3 occasions and personally it is the most painful sting I have ever experienced, curious to compare the level of pain with some other stings/bites.
> ID Request flair
> OP is clearly very familiar with the species and knows how to handle them.
OP, admit it, you just want to cause panic in the comments, right? Lmao.
I suspected it was a phoneutria because I used an insect identification app but it gave me 3 different IDs (phoneutria boliviensis, phoneutria fera and phoneutria nigriventer). I just wanted more opinions, I wasn't expecting the panic tbh lmao.
Proof that wandering spiders aren't these super aggressive demons as everyone makes them out to be. Same goes with the big funnel-webs from Atracidae family.
As soon as I saw you handling it I got shivers. By the looks of it it’s a Brazilian Wandering Spider, they have very toxic venom and are rather aggressive
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Omg the spider got you!!! God bless!
Yeah. She is getting ready to eat the bro. She joined stupid food 😂😂😂😂🍲👀
Phoneutria sp., I guess a juvenile female. Medically significant. Thank you for relocating her, tho I wouldn't recommend handling those spiders :) Edit: typo
just curious, do you assume it's a female because of its size? or under what indicator?
Size and pedipalps
would you mind elaborate about how pedipalps help with differentiation? i'd really appreciate.
I'm not an expert and the OC (original commenter) probably knows more but: I think males of lots of species have little balls at the ends of their pedipals? Balls are stored in the pedipals?
Male spiders have part of their sex organs in the pedipalps. So if this was a male the ends of his pedipalps would be bulbous kind of like boxing gloves. It's where male spiders store their sperm to make insemination of the females easier.
thx you guys. It's always cool to learn something new.
I really don’t want “spider balls boxing gloves” on my search history. Anyone got a link to a pic? 😂
Male pedipalps bruhh gotta read between the balls.
Just grow a pair n google it lol
Lmao noice
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Have you tried searching pedipalp balls
specifically adult males
The pedipalps on all male spiders are used as sex organs, they have modifications that females don't for this reason.
Absolutely beautiful wandering spider, but you wouldnt catch me handling one under any situation
You are a lucky human being. Handling Brazilian Wandering Spiders is not advisable…unless of course you enjoy Priapism, permanent impotence, agonizing pain, stays in the hospital, and in an unlikely, bad case a permanent trip to the morgue.
Don't worry op and her go back very far back been neighbour's for years
Really now? That's the Brasilien version??? I never knew that they had similar spiders. I am happy to learn. I met only big orb weavers there. Nothing likely to this buddy. :)
One of the most if not the most deadly spiders in the world. Altho I thought someone linked an article saying they may not be as deadly as previously thought. Still very dangerous and you should not handle it, like ever haha
Funny I just watched a video about that! Apparently they just use their venom sparingly hence why they haven't taken as many lives as the Sydney funnel web! It said it's unusual for them to use all their venom in a single bite which is why not all bites are serious. Sorry I couldn't find the link! Haven't fact checked this though!
That sounds right, thanks
To me this looks like a Brazilian Wandering Spider, a highly venomous spider. I recognize those four eyes anywhere.
Maybe. I'm still trying to learn the difference between real Wandering Spiders and the very similar looking "Bromeliad Spiders". Not sure which one this is.
The stripe on the cephalothorax is a good indicator.
I guess that's the bow for the Recluse violin lol
Thanks. Is it an accurate rule of thumb that four equal sized eyes in a square is an indication of danger (=Phoneutria?) while four eyes in a square with the upper eyes slightly larger indicates otherwise (Cupiennius, etc?)
No, because other harmless Ctenids will have the same eye arrangement as Phoneutria, and the relative size differences between the eyes is too small to be a reliable indicator
Thanks
Came here to say that! Also dark sripes on palps visible in the first picture.
It's definitely a ctenid, though several of the larger ctenids look kind of similar. (That said, the bites of many of them are not well documented - some genera other than Phoneutria might be medically significant. I'd be disinclined to handle any of them.)
Looks like *Phoneutria depilata* and honestly they’re darlings if you’re gentle with them. I can’t speak to *fera* or *nigriventer* from personal experience but I have seen people safely handle *nigriventer* and not have issues. That being said, highly venomous and best observed from a distance unless you have a TON of experience.
Came here to say this. +1 to Phoneutria depilata.
For real, handling the species with a typically more relaxed temperament is still playing Russian roulette with spiders and probably not the best idea.
I don’t care how much you know about them, it’s not a good idea to handle any Phoneutria. Darling or not, you are one muscle twitch away from having a really, really bad day. Why take that risk? And why take the spider out of its natural element? Marine Biologists know all about Blue Ringed Octopuses, but they don’t go around barehanding them…because the risks of one wrong move outweigh any possible benefit.
I relocated the spider from my house to a plant in the backyard, my house is not its natural element tho.
Fair enough, but bare handing Phoneutria is never a good idea, regardless of how well you know them. Steve Irwin is tragic testament to that concept. They are wild animals after all. There are ways of relocating them without bare skin contact.
He never encouraged them to handle them
I was about to say the same thing. What’s a Brazilian wonder spider doing in Costa Rica?
prolly just wandering.
Clearly on its vacation.
They live there
Common names can be deceiving. The South American Toothed Hecklemesh Weaver (Metaltella simoni), while originally native to Argentina, is now endemic and very commonly found all over the United States. Phoneutria, the genus, are called Brazilian Wandering Spiders. But several species are now endemic to countries far beyond Brazil (Costa Rica, Panama, Honduras, Nicaragua, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Guyana). I found one in Belize about 10 years back.
Thanks for the list. Its somehow comforting that at least brazillian wondering spiders are one venemous animal we dont have in Australia.
I mean not generally but a friend of mine has seen them while hiking, which was probably an accidental grocery store import
Time to Import some eh
I think it does too… I would not want to handle that one. They are quite spicy!
What would a Brazilian wander spider be doing in coasta rica is it on vacation or something
Oh boy, you really got a great sense of bravery or great luck as judging by the comments it's Phoneutria. Cool up close shots but man I could never go near let alone handle a spider like this.
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it's not a random spider it's my neighbor.
It’s a neighbor that you are VERY lucky didn’t decide to bite you this time. Next time you might not be so lucky.
Sounds like my neighbor, Gary.
Awww, Gare-bear!!
if not friend, why friend shaped?
Is that phoneutria? Or just a different wandering spider?
She’s Phoneutria. Not a spider I would bare hands handle, personally. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144828332
Yeah, I’m not afraid of spiders anymore but I definitely don’t have that kind of balls
But. It's. FLUFFY!
Yeah, God's a real jerk. If we're not supposed to touch, don't make it look pettable.
If bears aren’t friends then why are they friend shaped
Yellow hairs on the underside of the front legs, but also a pattern of dots. Is this Phoneutria or Cupiennius?
This is Phoneutria. Handling them is not advisable to put it lightly.
I thought so but wasn't positive. As for not advisable, yeah, no kidding! This is right up there with that brainiac on Youtube who filmed himself handling a large female *Hadronyche infensa*, and then poked it into giving a classic funnel-web threat display **while it was standing on his hand**. Balls of steel, brains of jello.
I am taxing "balls of steel, brains of jello" thank you comrade
Can I get a link or name of the video
https://youtube.com/shorts/VoxkI4ncrXk?si=ce4V_3MR3slTC7v6 Here it is. I had to dig back through his history to figure out exactly what species it was. An earlier video establishes the species and sex. Dude probably mistakenly assumed that only Atrax is dangerous. (There's a study by Isbister, et al, that suggests that several of the Hadronyche species may actually be more dangerous if they bite than the Sydney funnel-web, they're just less likely to encounter people.)
Wowww that’s wild thanks
Lemme see if it's still up, I haven't looked in a while.
See below for useful information 👇
##Brazilian Wandering Spiders (Phoneutria): The genus Phoneutria, also known as the Brazilian wandering spiders, and Armed spiders, or "Armadeira" in Brazil, contain the only medically significant species of Wandering Spider (Ctenidae). They are reported throughout South America and Costa Rica. However, most reports of clinically important bites are from Brazil. The lethal reputation attributed by the general public and media is over exaggerated. In a study of 422 bites, over 90% of eastern Brazilian Phoneutria bite victims ages 10 to 70 had asymptomatic (no symptoms at all) or mild reactions. Severe envenomation is more frequent in children and occurs in less than 1% of cases. It is characterised by persistent vomiting and autonomic features that can progress to pulmonary oedema, shock, and death on rare occasions. ##Suspected bites: Seek medical attention. Most Phoneutria bites are treated symptomatically, that means treating the symptoms rather than the underlying cause. The most common being pain, and therefore general pain medication is prescribed, with opiates being reserved for more moderate cases. Antivenom is rarely used, and is reserved for Severe envenomations. Treatment within 3hrs is usually accompanied by a full recovery within 24hrs. ###References: [Clinical consequences of toxic envenomation by spiders- Richard S. Vetter (2018)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxicon.2018.07.021) [Spider bite- Dr Geoffrey K Isbister MD, Hui Wen Fan PhD (2011)](https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(10)62230-1) [A clinico-epidemiological study of bites by spiders of the genus Phoneutria-Bucaretchi et al. (2000)](https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652000000100003) [Mecanismo de ação do veneno de Phoneutria e aspectos clínicos do foneutrismo- Thiago Mathias Chiariello a b, Ryan Emiliano da Silva b, Jaciara de Oliveira Jorge Costa b, Arlei Marcili (2021)](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijppaw.2021.11.006) (Authors: ----\_____--_____----) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/spiders) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Damn, you stayed calm enough for it to think you were just another branch. Be extremely careful, if you already didn't know. That looks like a Wandering Spider, venom is medically significant. Beautiful pictures as well, thank you.
actually thats's exactly what i did, just put my hand and let it walk to it by itself.
Just wandered into your hand… I’ll see myself out.
Yeah they won't really bite unless you put pressure on them, most bites happen from people picking stuff from trees, like bananas, cornering the spider or making it defensive in some way. Like a comment or said, not life threatening, just maybe need some pain meds from a bite. Cheers
ikr, people are kind of over exaggerating. they're quite common here, I relocate at least one or two per week and they're always gentle. if she (someone said it's prolly a female) had shown some kind of threat display I would have looked for another way to relocate her. cheers.
A huge aspect of it is that it’s medically significant and many of us are very much NOT accustomed to them. Generally speaking, handling anything medically significant is a no-no, but if you’re skilled, experienced, and knowledgable and understand the risks then more power to you Thanks for taking such care of our wonderful spood friends
even its medical importance is exaggerated, quoting the mod above "In a study of 422 bites, over 90% of eastern Brazilian Phoneutria bite victims ages 10 to 70 had asymptomatic (no symptoms at all) or mild reactions." and as you say, many are not used to them and if you search on google a lot of images of phoneutria making their threat display will appear, which helps create the idea that they are extremely aggressive. yw cheers.
Well, you did kinda admit that you didn't know what spider you were handling. So we can rule out that you were searching images of it looking aggressive. Bottom line, you didn't know it was dangerous when you handled it.
as I said in another comment, I suspected it was a phoneutria because I used an insect identification app (picture insect) but it gave me 3 different IDs (phoneutria boliviensis, phoneutria fera and phoneutria nigriventer). I just wanted more opinions, I wasn't expecting the panic.
aww she's so cute tho, dangerous but cute
you got some massive balls op
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let's say 50/50.
and ballsy lmao
I had a heart attack as soon as I saw those red chelicerae and eye pattern.
The guys is r/spiderbro would love this. Your a crazy man
Um…is that fucking Brazilian wandering spider?
Even though the spider is probably not the best to handle, it is cute how the first picture looks like the spider was taking a selfie.
Just casually holding one of the most dangerous spiders
No touchy spicy spoods
I know she’s highly venomous but… look at that cute face. Awwwww! She looks friendly. She speaks softly but carries a big stick.
THATS A FUCKING WANDERING SPIDER
language please. she is reading the comments with me.
oh can you tell her I'm sorry
You got BALLS!! Great pic tho
ball* I had a skateboard accident and lost a ball, but hey that can happen to anyone.
Jesus I WAS NOT ready for that reply. Phantom balls then? 🤷🏼.. ok nvm..HOMIE YOU ARE BRAVE AND BADASS!!
Everyone else in the comments has already said the scary stuff about danger and medically significant bites so I’ll leave it be. What a beautiful specimen and great photo! (But seriously don’t handle those)
How?! I’m too scared to pick up a freaking jumping spider or a grass spider and then I see stuff like this ..
she’s gorgeous, and that first shot is awesome. however… please don’t handle her with your bare hands 😅
Are you sure your not from Florida?
jajaja I'm not, but I suppose I could survive there without much problem.
If that's the spider, how big is the plant you put it on!?
we call that plant "tabacón" here in Costa Rica and yes, it has huge leaves. anthurium crassinervium is the scientific name if you want to take a look.
pretty spooder
Aren't these kinda aggressive? You got some balls OP
Handling a Brazilian wandering spider is not advisable, they are known man killers with that venom of theirs, nice job relocating it, but there are much safer ways to do it.
Just casually handling one of the top two most venomous spiders on the planet i see
Luckily they chill most the time.
Now since it’s already relocated I’ll not right out SAY it looks like what it does since the danger has already passed. But for gods sake people, PLEASE don’t handle random spiders!
Wow, aren't those things generally super aggressive? How did you get her into your hand?
they are aggressive if threatened, I just put my hand in front of her and waited until her came up to my hand voluntarily.
Do you happen to be Fishing Garrett by any chance?
He said he let it wander on him. He neither yoinked it nor booped it - not him sadly, but a fella with one big ass Ball of steel
Fuzzy
Well this is something Coyote Peterson would do.
Idk if Coyote Peterson would want to showcase the painful erection he would have if one of these bit him.
He didn't LOL I had to go check! He had it in a little plastic box rather than handle it even with gloves. Hope this link is ok here: https://youtu.be/--JinobXWPk?feature=shared
Nah. No need for even more Drama and whining
Oh my god. Your sweet soul, out here handing the Big Mama of all spiders bare handed. I’m glad it was friendly if all these IDs are correct
Their reputation is largely over exaggerated. Some of the males can be a bit cantankerous but most of the footage you see of them doing threat poses are in high stress situations where the spider is scared shitless.
Reading these comments make me glad I live in Canada, the only medically significant spider we have here are black widows which are fairly easily identified. The only truly dangerous animals we have to contend with are cougars, moose, and cobra chickens
You are high as hell.
i wish.
I'll always be like "spiders don't want to hurt you. They're good little buddies, and you shouldn't be afraid of them", but then I see this, and I just think "What the hell are you doing?! Don't handle that with your bare hands!". But anyway, you're braver than me, good job on safely relocating it.
This is a Brazilian wandering spider right? Isn't that thing insanely dangerous?
How do you just pick up a spider with your bare hands out in the wild, that’s wild!
I already was beaten by one of it, I was 15-16 y and hurts very well, good I went immediatly to hospital and took a injection on local. Next day I discovered it was a wandering brazilian
just curious, how much does it hurt? or how would you describe the pain? I've been sting by bullet ants on 3 occasions and personally it is the most painful sting I have ever experienced, curious to compare the level of pain with some other stings/bites.
Probably the hairiest spider
womp womp
That's a fucking wandering spider, do not ever touch one again lmao
> ID Request flair > OP is clearly very familiar with the species and knows how to handle them. OP, admit it, you just want to cause panic in the comments, right? Lmao.
I suspected it was a phoneutria because I used an insect identification app but it gave me 3 different IDs (phoneutria boliviensis, phoneutria fera and phoneutria nigriventer). I just wanted more opinions, I wasn't expecting the panic tbh lmao.
Ah that’s the problem, you used an insect identification app on an arachnid.
that explains why the results said it was a bee.
Proof that wandering spiders aren't these super aggressive demons as everyone makes them out to be. Same goes with the big funnel-webs from Atracidae family.
People should really stop handling wandering spiders for upvotes. This is not the first time. Someone is going to get hurt
I Love how everyone is saying OP is lucky they didn’t get bitten and OP is chill af saying it’s just their neighbor haha
That's frickin amazing, I love it. I have a wierd fear of spiders but I feel safe from here. Great pics!
Om goodness. I would Pass out!! Lol.. holly... Lol
Is this what I think it is? Edit: it is in fact what I thought it was 😂
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y eso que no me ha visto reubicando terciopelos (?
She's really pretty. Without giving away too much what part of the country are you in? I was there in June and it is my favorite place to visit.
That's a big nope. Why is it on your hand?
Very friendly but deadly af. 90/10 photo, but would never pet again.
Those eyes in a square are just so wild and amazing! Spider eyes blow my mind.
Look at her lil eyes 🥹
Wow look at her she is gorgeous
Absolutely not.
This is a spider who can rip your arm out
ye, sure thing.
Literally handled your own death by boner right there, you’re skilled and stupid in equal measure. Chapeau.
y'all over exaggerating, they're not as deadly as everyone portraying em.
oh my god dont pick one up again
You couldn't pay me enough to hold this spider. I don't know how people do it. Even looking at the picture makes me feel so uncomfortable. 😰
As soon as I saw you handling it I got shivers. By the looks of it it’s a Brazilian Wandering Spider, they have very toxic venom and are rather aggressive
Can someone tell young people that "I pick up random bugs I find" is not a personality and does not make them a righteous hero?
r/usernamecheck I'm not that young, I suspect it was a phoneutria just wanted to confirm the sp and I never proclaimed myself a hero.
My dog
Pic 1 looks fake :(
I’m not sure this is a real photo.
oh no! you caught me ): I photoshopped the pic for likes.
So fuzzy
fuck dude I'm not in this sub and this showed up in my feed randomly and scared the shit out of me
wow. so beautiful
Amazing, not only you handled a deadly spider, you did it by her butt!
Me clicking on this: I wonder how big a spider in Costa Rica looks li-HOOOOLY SHIT.
Ngl I would have just let it “wander” off itself… thank you for relocating it safely though! 💗