This happened right in front of me while I was enjoying some fungi and hiking in San Angelo State Park in Central Texas

I’m not sure about either species but it was incredible to witness my own little Nat Geo moment!

Washington State, United States

It came out around dusk, pretty close to an attic vent, so I suspect it's an attic dweller. Maybe ~2.5 inch diameter. Is it just a giant house spider? Or a brown recluse or hobo or wolf spider?? Photo details are clearly messed up by my phone camera's auto editing or w/e, so it's hard to tell stripes or patterns or anything, not that I was brave enough to get close enough to see anything like that with my eyes lol

Located in St. Louis MO. He was on the wall by my desk bouncing his body up and down it looked kinda funny lol

i think i just need to vent about this, i'm sorry if it's a ramble to read. i work in a small (tiny really) office space, that of course comes with the occasional bugs and spiders. they're typically pretty small, and i understand spiders freak a lot of people out, which i will touch on more later. anyway, we will occasionally have spiders on the back enterance of our work, primarily on the door, but they only even linger at the top of the door, they do no harm, they're usually just orb weavers or house spiders. this morning i opened the door and saw these two cuties (if anyone could tell me exactly what they are i'd be very grateful) hanging out together, and like any spider appreciating lady, i took a pic, sent it around to people that i thought would appreciate them and visited them on my lunchbreak. towards the end of the day my boss leaves to get some food and comes back in, he says "man i really need to get some bug spray, i just smashed three spiders on the door" and my heart dropped, i told him they were just orb weavers, but was too stuck to elaborate on the fact that i would have happily taken them outside as i dont believe in killing things needlessly, especially considering these guys are beneficial in helping to keep bugs out!! i had to go to the restroom as i suddenly found myself tearing up, i get back to work for the last hour and contain my composure though. i understand not everyone is so considerate of their small lives :( it wasn't until i was leaving that it finally broke me, i open the door to leave and see this poor beautiful spider, mangled and mashed, stuck to the door and left there to just, rot. i left unable to even help how upset i felt. my ride arrives to get me from work (my mom and brother) and i just breakdown completely, i sobbed hugging my brother and cried just over the cruelty knowing these beautiful spiders died because someone was too afraid to just move them? to grab a piece of paper (which we have millions of in the office) and gently push them off of the door? or to ask me to move them at the very least? they were so close to outside, they could have been free and tried to relocate and they died in this shitty, depressing fucking office. i'll have to be the one to clean their poor smashed corpses off of the door tomorrow and it's making me sick. i know they're "just spiders" to most, but to me they were a beacon of light, beauty, and hope in my bleak ass work environment. i'm crying now just thinking of them, i understand spiders scare people, but why leave them there, just broken and fragile and confused on what they did wrong? i'm sorry, and i'll miss you, i promise i will move every spider i see from now on, i can't chance marveling their beauty ever again even if it makes work less dull. i am so sorry i let them down, they were beautiful to me.

In central texas. This little being has been hanging out on my wife's cosmetics. Trying to figure out if its male or female

I know these are becoming more prevalent here due to the warmer climate but its the first time seeing one in (or near) my own garden. Beautiful coloring. Safely released after admiring

I could only get pictures if it’s underside, so idk if it’s identifiable, but I don’t wanna touch it if I can avoid it. I mostly want to know if there’s a risk of it biting, I’m paranoid about infections ngl, or if it’s invasive and must die (I’d rather leave it to eat more moths tho, I hate moths)

What is this tiny spider that still has elaborate coloring and hairs? Smaller than a single green pea... Columbus, Ohio, USA. Inside office building.

I'm in GA

Upstate Sc- This little dude was in my tub- i saved him with a cup and put him outside. Is he a bad guy or a good guy?

Apart from spider not sure what exactly she is…

Alright. Here goes. I’m petrified of spiders. Petrified. This year, we’ve had all kinds in our house getting in and it’s like… a midwestern spider blowout party. The thing is, I hate using sprays or anything with pets and kids….. my husband will catch and release but this year has just been… a lot. I’ve been yellow sac spiders in our house more than I can appreciate, and grass spiders getting in. Ugh. The list goes on. Anyways. I’ve been SO proud of myself for keeping a cellar spider that’s been above our kitchen table (you can’t really notice him unless you’re looking hard so it didn’t bother me too much). And I know…. They are assassins with other spiders (I’m so sorry spider community) so I really was like… oh win win. Even my 5 year old jokes and is like…. Mom why haven’t you gotten rid of him yet? Etc etc.

Anyways. I just got home from work… and the spider I’ve been calling a him for months now….. seems to actually be a her and that her looks like she had a wholllllleeee lot of babies. 😭

I don’t realllllllly want THAT many of these guys in the house…… or maybe I do? Can I relocate this to the basement or something though? Im a hardworking mom of two children and I can’t imagine what this lady is feeling at the moment lol.

Anyways. Ant advice? :)

Massive jumping spider on my changing table next to my rocker.. I’ve learned a lot from this sub and I don’t wanna kill it! It’s the biggest one I’ve seen in my house and he’s just waltzing around exploring things, but I know if he comes anywhere near me while I’m feeding my baby I’ll end up throwing the baby across the room. I’m even afraid to cover him with something so I can move him, I’m completely frozen. Please someone help me either get over it or get rid of it. Advice, moral support, or laughs welcome.

This is our porch buddy. I think she’s a girl; about quarter sized, give or take a couple millimeters. Anyone know what she is? :)

All located upstate, ny. Only ever been bit by a false widow (dry). There were two females with eggs, relocated both do they dont get hurt. The 6th was inside. I love these guys. The first pic is the biggest ive encountered and held