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submitted 3 weeks ago by FenrirIII@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world

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Big guy is a little bigger than a quarter. Both have been there for about an hour.

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[–] tal@lemmy.today 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm pretty sure that the long-legged spider is facing away from the short-legged one.

[–] Valthorn@feddit.nu 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The big one doesn't consider the little one a threat. The little one, however, is waiting. If the big one doesn't pay attention for even a fraction of a second, it's over...

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You think the jumper can take the wolf?

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Yes. The body sizes are the same so the poison from the jumper will be enough to take it down. The legs don't mean much on a fight if the jumper makes the first move.

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, wow.

I had no idea jumpers predated on other sliders, and didn't even notice the body size comparison.

Good work.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fun spider fact: one of the smartest animals in the world is a spider that hunts other spiders. Even spiders fear spiders.

Jumping spiders are amazing!

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Beauty. Jumpers (under 1 kilo) are the best spider-bros. Bird-catchers still weird me out.

[–] Jagarico@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

I really hope they're all under 1 kilo

[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 6 points 3 weeks ago

Lol thank you, I was like one is running away here lol

[+] Marins_Ballad@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

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[–] Shaggy1050@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

I love wolf spiders. They are pretty chill if you leave them be. We have a few in my basement and I tell them not to let my SO see them or else I have to move them to the garage. We never have any bugs/insects in the house.

[–] Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

By my back door where I sit to smoke, the frame has rotted out at the bottom. We got a wolf that lives in the hole. I have saved her 5 times from our cats.

Last month my wife called me into the kitchen. The wolf had come inside with her babies. She was hiding from my wife and son. When I came in and they stepped back, I swear to Darwin. She came out of hiding, got up on my sons toy truck and turned to show me her babies.

I got as close as I could aa I still am a little scared, but I kid you not. She showed em to me, turned, looked at me, and then went to the door and waited for me to open it.

I do believe one of her daughters lives in the hole now, and only comes out when I am near.

I've really ended up loving wolf spiders.

[–] XeroxCool@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Humans will Wolfpack anything

[–] gbuttersnaps@programming.dev 5 points 2 weeks ago

If something shows basic intelligence and doesn't harm me or others, I would be friends with literally anything.

[–] Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Don't take this from me. It took me years of hard work to even get them into cups to save em.

I am utterly petrified of spiders for most part.

[–] Zannsolo@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I've had a few get into my house I try to safely relocate them, other spiders I have a rule you stay in your corner and we are chill, you run on the floor, couch, table, desk it's squishy time if I see you.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Some jumping spiders specialize in eating spiders.

[–] tal@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know much about spiders, but I think that the short-legged one might be Phidippus audax.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phidippus_audax

The presence of a large (typically triangular) white spot in the center of the abdomen with two smaller spots below it is often used to distinguish this species.

The chelicerae are iridescent green.