submitted 2 months ago by GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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Huckleberry is the Sunspider that runs into my bathroom whenever I take a shit at night and tries to hide in the shadow under my feet. She also runs around my desk sometimes. Huckleberry's body and head (not including legs) is about 2cm long, which is about as big they get where I live. The front pair of legs aren't actually legs - they are called "pedipalps" and she holds them up while running around to touch stuff like a little kid doing airplane arms. She zooms around eating dust mites and other small bugs and is very fast. Huckleberry is an arachnid but closer in relation to a scorpion than a spider. She has no venom and spins no web preferring to hunt and explore.

You may also know these fine creatures by other names: Whipscorpion or Camel Spider.

So say hi to Huckleberry, she is nice.

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[-] dumpster_dove@hexbear.net 22 points 2 months ago

I had a Cross Spider living in my bathroom for a few weeks. It probably didn't find enough food there, so it left in the end. On the day it went, it sat at the ventilation opening for a long time and it was probably due to the wind, but it raised a front leg and looked like it was waving goodbye.

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 18 points 2 months ago

kitty-cri see you space spidercowboy

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago

hi Huckleberry, I drank some huckleberry lemonade from the pow wow today

spideys are so cute they eat the pest bugs but get the bad rep of looking scary or whatever

[-] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 11 points 2 months ago

Pow wow food is so good, I don't care if I'm on a diet if I go to a pow wow I am making an exception and getting fry bread.

And yes they get a bad rep despite them basically being the easiest to deal with. They aren't going to get into your rice like weevils or eat your clothing like moths. They just want to hang out and chomp on pests and run away 99% of the time if you disturb them.

Some people think Sunspiders "chase" people but they are just trying to hide in your shadow because in the desert a little shade is life or death. Poor misunderstood critters.

[-] Weedian@hexbear.net 7 points 2 months ago

no one can resist fry bread

[-] Acute_Engles@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago

Hi little buddy

I have a big spider out back where i rip the bong. We call them wolf spiders but i think they're not what people think of when i say that. I blow a little smoke her way and she's looking chonky so i imagine there's a lot of bugs