A pair of lovely spiders for you this evening. Ireland.

https://imgur.com/a/OJweVlX

Both the same species (if I'm not badly mistaken). Both indoors within a foot of one another.

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Saeveo@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

They're Steatoda nobilis, Noble False Widows. Characteristic pattern is a bit hard to notice on the first one unless you look closely, but it's clear as day on the second spider.

the_kalash@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y
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eponymous_anonymous@kbin.social · 0 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Hate to break it to you, but those strongly resemble ticks, not spiders. Do you have any dogs or outdoor cats?

the_kalash@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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Saeveo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

No, and they're definitely not ticks. You're mistaking a (probably gravid) female spider for an engorged tick.