• Nougat@fedia.io
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    3 months ago

    Limousine spider.

    They also appear to be smart, aggressive, and territorial. I have been chased by several. And I have run away with great haste.

  • Pandantic [they/them]@midwest.social
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    3 months ago

    I think these bois, much like “spider crickets”, get a lot of flack because their legs are TOO DAMN LONG! They’re cool dudes, but something about those weirdly long legs…

  • flicker@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    It’s their suddenness that freaks me out. I had been sitting on my couch for two hours the other night when one scuttled out from beneath my feet!

  • Cris@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I doubt this will help my deep discomfort but it did make me happy :)

    • nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      I don’t think they can. Once a centipede is of decent size I think it’s much stronger than the average house Spider. Australia notwithstanding.

      • macrocephalic@lemmy.world
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        3 months ago

        Can confirm that our house spiders are pretty tough. A car ran off the road and into the front wall of my house spider last year and it barely left a mark. We still live here.