A spider pair in BC, Canada

Biggest ones I've seen yet... they were all comfy under an old leaf pile.

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Drudge@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y

I forgot to put a question in the title, sorry. What kind of spiders are these? I assume it's a male and female, but also curious about that.

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

The one on the bottom is one of the Eratigena, Giant House Spiders. Top one is harder to see, but I'd say it's the same.

e.g. https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/750907-Eratigena-duellica

E. duellica, E. saeva and e. atrica are impossible to distinguish without examination of the genitalia under a microscope, and all 3 are apparently introduced to North America, so potentially any of those.

Drudge@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Thanks!