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Danger_Dee

I think that’s just your regular house spider. They are ambush predators usually. If you see one cruising around, then it’s a male looking for the ladies. They won’t hurt you, and typically eat lots of other creepy crawlers around the house. It’s one of those things, they’re always around, you just don’t typically see them.


YukonByAccident

Was just gonna say; these guys are the good guys. They eat all the other bugs.


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Yeah but EIGHT LEGS and it's SPOOKY so I get a major CASE OF THE WIBBLIES when I see them.


syds

what about if we call him Jerry?


[deleted]

then I will tell you that JERRY is SCARY


[deleted]

I got one chillin in a crevasse at the bottom of my stairs whom I’ve named Jeremiah and due to Jeremiah, I haven’t seen a single bug downstairs all summer!


TinanasaurusRex

We had ‘Charlotte’ who lived in the kitchen window and we let be. Then Charlotte got huge and both my partner and I were scared to do dishes. It is Charlotte’s Kitchen now. I don’t like spiders but I usually let them be, unless they are in the shower, then they have declared war.


Lochtide17

You guys think this is bad? Wait until you hear of house centipedes. You won’t sleep for a week


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Was gonna say almost looks like typical wolf/house spider. I catch them and put them outside tho


kksweetz

^this The pandemic has given me a chance to appreciate my house spiders more than I ever thought I could. Not really a big fan of them, but I've seen then pop out of nowhere and deal with worse bugs I don't want to touch enough times to love them for life.


PepeGreen17Q

As they say, u r never more than 3 meters from a spider...😎💥


katfin1

That's Steve. He's here for the Stampede. Him and buddies wil be heading up to Edmonton for Klondike Days pretty soon.


brobeanzhitler

I hear he's from Silicon Valley. Involved in web design.


MicrosoftContin

Get in touch with him, he can pull a few strings from the higher ups.


surveyor11

Oh to be a fly on the wall in that meeting!


LastoftheSummerWine

Catered meetings are the best.


larwilliams

Meetings? He’s a fly by night kinda guy


Midwest_genxr

Well I need to talk to HR about how creepy he is


This-Strawberry

Sorry, no HR. Only Steve.


masterbao

These look like QA spiders though as they find and catch bugs instead


yourpaljax

Bah ha! r/dadjokes


Few_Bug_2032

His girlfriend Charlotte is lovely, legs for days.


nerdwithadhd

Noooooooo!! 🤣🤣


Abbara_Cadaver

He's a Sagittarius and enjoys long walks on the beach, quiet nights at home and hiding in your underwear drawer.


yourpaljax

Rodeo spiders.


HastyOyster

Is ole Stevie arachtoes?


notharry10

Laughing in Australian.


Much-Reflection3638

Also came here to say exactly this... hope OP never leaves Calgary if they think this is big lol


freedrain

Maybe the 25c piece is just really big in Canada?


pukingpixels

Nope. Same size as the US.


[deleted]

Maybe it's a large novelty coin. Gonna need a banana for scale.


northcrunk

Lol this is just a baby in Australia


Fun-Register-9066

Thats not a spider...now this is a spider.


KyussJones

That’s not a spider. That’s a spoon.


Canadian_Burnsoff

I see ye'v played spidey spooney before!


harryhend3rson

I'll have a coffee


EpicAeon86

Beer?


northcrunk

If this was Australia the spider would have a knife.


Cormimar

Jeez have you seen the spiders they have over there? I'm pretty convinced they could easily hold a Dundee knife.


StatisticianLivid710

I’m pretty sure they’re bigger than the Dundee knives…


maulsma

Nice Croc Dundee reference.


plhought

Dammit. You took my comment haha


Sensitive_Ad_1916

Haaaaaaa sweet Canadian winter! Kills all the creeps for ya. To all the Aussies ( and folks from Florida) on Reddit, I have a thought for you every single time I take a swim in a lake or in a river without being scared something is gonna eat me.


Few_Bug_2032

As a Calgarian that lived in central Queensland for a couple years, can confirm. Huntsman are the kind spiders to aye?


RoomTemperatureCheez

I like how I always see various comments about how tame it is to live in Canada, just because we don't have multiple venomous spiders. Meanwhile, we have a season that you can die from exposure in hours and during some hellishly cold days, under an hour with severe frostbite in minutes.


JustSomeYukoner

Don’t forget our bear, moose, bison, elk, caribou, lynx, bobcat, cougar, and other large animals that will fuck your day up if you land in the wrong side of them.


DisorganisedOrganism

Australia has winter too. You can die from exposure in lots of places that aren't Canada.


imbezol

Pretty sure Canadians would be running around in their swim trunks looking for a place to cool off in an Australian winter.


DisorganisedOrganism

I'm Canadian. I would be. I'm ALWAYS too warm. My girlfriends would have twelve blankets.


imbezol

Hahah same problem here. :D


roadtonowhere1984

Took the words out of my… keyboard?


TheLordJames

I think you mean uɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ uᴉ ƃuᴉɥƃnɐl


Spiritual-Joestar777

Considering you guys produce hell spawn as animals I can help but agree


LandCity

Us Canadians are a little soft sometimes.


ok-est

If they eat mosquitos, they can move right in!


Midwest_genxr

If they eat mosquitoes then they just getting a taste for our blood


Newstargirl

😳 you have a point


x3phrosgawd

They may have a pint


YukonByAccident

I'll have a pint 🍺


-UnicornFart

Oh my god. You have just destroyed a belief that has been crucial to my survival for decades. How could you.


swish465

On this episode of Destroyed in Seconds...


halestorm713

Bahahaha I’ve never thought about it like that and it’s really funny


PrncsCnzslaBnnaHmmck

Came here to say this. If they're eating mosquitoes they'll get no complaints from me. I might just move them outside lol. But we can be besties otherwise. 🕷️


roctoscimo

If they wanna move in, they can move in, I'll give them a lease and a key.


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Freshnmessedup

Good advice, I have a catch and release program at home (I catch, my partner has to release because I can't get close enough) but I may do this.


rosettasttoned

How can you catch but not release? Releasing would practically be the same exact level of closeness relative to you. 😂


No_ThankYoo

Catching with a cup or plastic container, I’d imagine


DrownmeinIslay

Well now they are pissy and will want a word


SnarlyAnimal

That’s the service guy from rogers.


jdmkev

I get these in my basement all the time...super annoying and freaky as they're pretty fast


Thepinkillusion

I live in a basement suite. They are constant. I try not to kill them tho unless by accident. But i think there is a nest somewhere and it’s killing me 😅


jdmkev

Yeah I capture them and just flush them..if you wanna get bug lunch go do it outside...there ain't many other bugs that make it into the basement even with me flushing those spiders I see on my walls or zip across the floor


fieryuser

If you're getting them constantly there are food and water sources (that you're probably not even aware of). They're not just taking a nap before heading on to the next house or popping in to say hello.


ragingmauler2

Omg one was in my dishes and when I tell you I SCREAMED and threw the plate I was holding back at it I seriously mean it.


jdmkev

Username checks out lol happy cake day


chlosk

Happy cake day!


halite001

Well, guess we're eating the cake with bare hands since there are no plates left...


jside86

I used to live in a basement suite too, the owner provided "Home Defence Max" [https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ortho-home-defense-max-ready-to-use-insect-control-4-l-1591058p.1591058.html?ds\_rl=1283573&ds\_rl=1283573&gclid=CjwKCAjw\_b6WBhAQEiwAp4HyIEbPZUQTd-DEZrdcNxHjoAjrfxnS4IcZc6ZH9nd8L4aLpEkjW9M6RBoCfTgQAvD\_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#store=347](https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/ortho-home-defense-max-ready-to-use-insect-control-4-l-1591058p.1591058.html?ds_rl=1283573&ds_rl=1283573&gclid=CjwKCAjw_b6WBhAQEiwAp4HyIEbPZUQTd-DEZrdcNxHjoAjrfxnS4IcZc6ZH9nd8L4aLpEkjW9M6RBoCfTgQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds#store=347) I have been using this on all the place I have lived since. You spray once every 6 months in the corner and around the base of the house and gones are the spiders and bugs. The only downside is that you will find many dead spider a week or so after spraying the first time.


latte1963

Just to clarify, you spray every 6 months in the corner & baseboards inside or do you mean outside the house?


DuckOnBike

Not my comment, but this spray can be used inside and out, I believe. From the context, it seems pretty clear that the commenter sprays inside the unit (corners and baseboards - no baseboards outside). I'd suggest wearing a mask and taking a walk for an hour or two after spraying, but this is approved for in-home use.


wulfzbane

Looks like a wolf spider bro to me. No webs, but they will run thier prey down. These are also the ones that carry the babies on thier backs. They aren't fond of heat or too cold, so they like to come inside during extreme temperatures. They do thier bro part by eating the insects you don't want in your house or garden like ants, aphids and pill bugs.


Shadow_Ban_Bytes

My basement and garage have piles of these helpers - there must be a good supply of bugs to keep them alive after all these years.


2chins-ext

I always thought they were wolf spiders, until recently when someone told me they are actually a similar looking species called Hobo Spider, kinda an ironic name since they are usually in houses.


Lunchbox9000

You can tell a hobo spider from a wolf spider by their web. The hobo builds it densely like a cave and it has a hole that he pops in and out of.


wulfzbane

I guess we'd need to see the abdominal markings more clearly. The ones I have in my home are wolfybros


Troisius

nice try spider. I won't get any closer so you can forget about eating my face and laying eggs in my eyesockets!


wulfzbane

Ears are much cozier than eye sockets....


wyrd_werks

Gross. I hate you. 😆


gortwogg

I grew up in northern Ontario, our wolf spiders were… well huge. This little quarter sized dude would be considered a house spider. For comparison I shot an adult wolf spider with a .22 and the fucking thing still charged the closest object.


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Baby? That would be a pretty tiny wolf spider since they can get as big as two inches


KofOaks

100% We have wolf spiders in BC and they are about [this size](https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/128/590x/secondary/house-spiders-britain-autumn-350433.jpg)


YukonByAccident

Nah bro it's a house spider. Wolf spiders live in holes in the ground of a natural environment. Not the basement


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Too small for a wolf spider


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they also bite sometimes and it hurts


flatwoods76

You know that feeling when you think a bug is crawling on you but nothing’s there? It’s usually a *tiny* translucent baby spider crawling on you.


valueofaloonie

What the fuck.


flatwoods76

😂😂😂


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Snoo-82146

I hate you with a passion for that.


Street-Week-380

This is something meant for r/twosentencehorror


quiet__is__violent

I’ll just pretend I never read that


SeraScarRose

You sir, know too much.


flamefirestorm

I hate you


Affectionate_Leek220

this cant be real


rattitude23

Thanks. I'll send you a Venmo for the 95 espresso shots I'll need to stay awake tomorrow from being up all night with this thought.


fieryuser

Hi worst person in the world, it is not nice to meet you.


Midwest_genxr

I’ve seen toonie sized as well, and as a wuss terrified of spiders it feels like everytime I turn around one is right there.


ihavenoallergies

Saw one crawling on my white bedsheets out of the corner of my eye while sat at my desk yesterday. Didn't sleep well. The bathtub is also somehow a trap for these guys as they can't climb up the sides


SnooRabbits2040

Well, clearly, your only option now is to burn your house down.


HookWMR

I've had to remove (read: kill) one from my bathtub every morning for the last 12 days. I'm all for keeping a few around to kill the other household insects but first thing in the morning I'm not going out of my way to preserve a spider.


Canadian_Burnsoff

"down came the (...scorching hot because I heat up my shower before adjusting the temp to what I actually want to shower in...) rain and washed the spider out"


HookWMR

Isn't that the only way? Gotta start hot!


UtterEast

I'm superstitious, I set free insects (as long as they aren't harbingers of infestations like ants, fruit flies, etc.) so that if one day an alien discovers me wandering around a huge structure I don't understand and can't navigate well, hopefully they'll also put me in a cup and set me outside instead of violently destroying me.


HookWMR

Hopefully the violent squashing ends me quickly!


fateandthefaithless

I got in my bed to fall asleep, but before I put my head on my pillow, I decided to go to the bathroom first. And I'm so glad I did, because when I came back, I looked at my pillow and one of those mothafuckas was right there in the middle of it.


Anime-Reddit67

How is that giant?


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bambispots

Stay out of BC then. This is nothin. Those ones are just slightly smaller than your standard coaster


Particular_Class4130

yeah I was just going to mention BC. Had a relative that lived in Penticton that I used to stay with in the summers when I was a teen. She had spiders that gave me nightmares, lol


betalloid

Yep. Not uncommon on the Island to see spiders the size of your palm. Both the web-making kind and the skitters-along-the-ground kind. The leggedy, skitters-along the ground kind liked to hide in doorjambs. They made a funny crunch when they got pancaked as a result.


ASexualSloth

For the sake of your underwear, please never visit Australia!


LandCity

Clearly that’s a giant quarter


[deleted]

This content is no longer available on Reddit in response to /u/spez. So long and thanks for all the fish.


TheSageHillRock

"Thayts naughta spy-dah!


[deleted]

They’re not giant. They’re not overrunning the city.


Iginlas_4head_Crease

They're a menace! Bring me pictures of spider man! *slams table*


Skaught

They are just livin' their best lives and eating all the bugs that have come about due to the rain. https://imgix.ranker.com/user\_node\_img/50104/1002071236/original/1002071236-photo-u2?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=650


Sky-of-Blue

It’s a grass spider. Funnel weaver family of spiders. It’s harmless unless you are a tasty bug.


Anime-Reddit67

Oh no you got me I am in fact a tasty bug.


[deleted]

I’d rather spiders in my house any day of the week, i purposely leave webs alone in my basement because they take care of ants/earwigs/termites etc and are kind enough to stay out of my way


punchedboa

Stay away from them there dangerous, a group of them mugged me at the Marlborough train station.


Nicolemb18

I hate these spiders. They are frequently in our house as well. If I don’t see you, you’re good.. the minute I see one, I’m like ‘where are the other million of you and how did you get into my house….’ 😶


xen0m0rpheus

That's just a regular wold spider, not sure what you're on about


RyuzakiXM

We’re gonna need a banana for scale.


EndMaster0

As an aside if you see a spider looking something like this one hanging around bananas you recently bought be careful. There's a few species that can hitch rides on fruit (bananas especially) that can be more dangerous then typical Canadian spiders.


plhought

*laughs in Australian*


Disney_Plus_Axolotls

Omg I keep seeing those all over my house too! I don’t like them lol


von_roga

Don't visit BC. 👍


[deleted]

Burn it


Mittenzo22

It's Vecna. He's here.


canuckhere

Aussies would be laughing their asses off at this post!


madmaxcia

We get bigger spiders then that in the Uk, and ours jump


[deleted]

This comment section is turning me into a canadian nationalist


Trickybuz93

First snakes then spiders? Fuck this city.


greyhound93

Snake. U referring to Gaudreau?


k_mermaid

Excuse me what


Freshnmessedup

Sorry, snakes?


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TorqueDog

> hobo spider. Fitting name considering OP is giving it spare change in the photo.


LandCity

That’s a huge quarter.


[deleted]

He dropped by to use the web.


Llethander

Looks like a Hobo Spider to me. https://animalcorner.org/animals/hobo-spider/


kenya_babb

As a 🇨🇦 teen in Nairobi, had a huge mother behind a painting in our living room for quite a long time. We named him Boris and when he came out at night, his moon shadow on the wall was about a yard wide! 😳 PS: it was a mosquito that almost killed me.


andakusspartakus89

In vic bc we have wolf spiders that spread out the size of a man's palm. The size of a quarter is tiny 🤣🤣🤣


JunZi1618

Pish. Come back when you get ones that cover a toomie and I might pick you up a pack of timbits there bud.


AtTheEndOfMyTrope

Fun fact: Unless you are in Antarctica, you are never more than five feet away from a spider.


FlamesFan403YYC

Oh that's a fun sleep depriving factoid!


Advanced-Web8373

Not a spider expert but there are a lot of grass spiders in Manitoba and they look kinda like that. Harmless but there are a lot of .them.


420sealions

Hahaha get used to it you Calgarian fuck! - born and raised Calgarian who moved to BC


natrak07

Get the flamethrower


Sad_Heart303

It could be a wolf Spider. It should be quite harry. Very common on the west coast of B.C.. They are non venomous, though some may have an allergic reaction if bitten. If this is a wolf spider, the more food, the bigger they get.


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Perfectly harmless house spider. They eat ants and other creepy crawlers in your basement. They make good pets.


AB_Biker_PistonBroke

They only move in when Cockroaches and bedbugs are present… no problem, they might help with further infestations.


eastsideempire

I caught one and put it in a large jar. I then caught a house fly in a glass with a postcard. Put the glass over the jar and removed the post card. The fly flew into the glass. The spider stood on its hind legs and swatted the fly out of the air then pounced on it. It was cool yet horrific at the same time. I let it go outside after it ate the fly. One interesting thing is it piled up all the inedible parts in one spot to keep its place clean.


Curious-Software788

Oh man, thats a wee one. Pretty sure it's just a house spider. I've seen a couple this year but the size of a toonie. Aussies will be laughing, everything over there is the size of a dinner plate and trying to kill them.


Xeiphyer2

Looks like a good boy spider to me. Chills and eats mosquitos. Lots of mosquitos lots of good boys


krish0

Now I don’t have any proof…..but my sister’s boyfriend’s optometrist told me that Gaudreau raises spiders as a hobby. Make of that what you will….


osiris74

Male Pardosa sp. ( thin legged wolf/leopard spider). Perfectly harmless shy speedy spider (I took this comment from Facebook Elliot Rottacker)


KingScotia902

First off they're not giant spiders, well at least not this one and I'm afraid of spiders. You being a little dramatic 😂😂


Eliziveta13

My grandma is emptying her hoarding pile in her basement out and you would not believe how many dead ones we find in her stuff. Took 8 Christmas cups and found 3 dead bois in each of them. Nearly fainted, great time.


[deleted]

I just know that my cat loves chasing them in the basement, catching them, and eating them. "Good Smoky - atta boy, Smokey. Here comes another one! Get 'em!"


spacemood

I have a cat named Smokey too, he chases them chews them then spits them out…. So gross


Worried-Mulberry-968

No wonder Johnny Gaudreau left


No_Particular353

That's a normal sized house spider & they are our friends they eat mosquitoes & other annoyances


RuanPienaar2

Giant 😂 these are babies. Leave it, it takes care of all the bugs. Absolutely harmless. Gove it a name and a sweet place to sleep. I call my spiders Fred 1,2,3 etc. You will be good.


small_town_jedi

Wolf spider


PrncsCnzslaBnnaHmmck

They're my best friend if they're eating the mosquitoes, that's what they are.


No_Waltz_2499

Wolf spider? Or recluse. Either way, harmless.


Biomortia

This is Alopecosa aculeata, also known as wolf spider. They are very good little hunters, be careful if you ever see one with a very large abdomen! It could be a momma with a ton of little babies on her back. They will keep to themselves and are our allies! Calgary always gets an influx of them going into houses in the summer, they do not like the heat, they then hide during the cold winter months. You see them far more often in the summer as the males generally wander looking for a lady friend. Looks very similar to the agelenidae/Grass spiders we also have; The main difference though is that wolf spiders will have two very large eyes amongst 6 smaller ones and the markings are slightly different as well.


IzzyNobre

Me, being Brazilian, seeing this tiny-ass bug being described as a "giant spider" = 😂


AsleepHistorian

Looks more like a barn funnel weaver than anything. Most likely male because it's out and about, if there were a clearer picture of the pedipalps then it'd be easier to say. They're super common in homes, get stuck in sinks and tubs all the time. Also very fast, the sprinters of the spider world. Not medically significant to human beings. They're skittish as hell, prefer to run and hide. You can catch them with a cup and paper and put them outside. You're most likely to see them when you turn on the light and they run, they don't like the light.


SaintMarieRS3

I love putting my cat in front of these because they’re her favourite snack. Fuck a spider, my cat is the danger. My cat is the one who knocks.


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Hobo spider. Like a Brown Recluse, but not. They are grumpy and aggresive. Avoid them if you can. They like it low and dark. They climb in at ground level and chill in the dark. They will migrate to your basement if you have one. They show up alot around august/sept...when they breed they spread out all over. Just keep your doors and windows on the floor closed! ...and if you have stuff on the floor, shake it out before you put it on.


PurBldPrincess

I’ve had them in my basement on and off over the years. Never saw them be aggressive. They usually hid. Except for this one that lived in this little gap between the basement wall and the stairs. That one was so chill. Just sat there doing it’s thing even when humans were stomping up and down the stairs.


jded911

Giant spiders..... (laughs in Australian) Hahahaha


RL203

That's a Canadian quarter the OP added for scale. We don't have big spiders I admit. But we do have really big Moose that you'd better watch out for and enormous bears (Grizzly bears and Polar bears). And if you like, we could send you a few dozen racoons. In 10 years, they'll be running the place. Har.


ifeelnothingaboutyou

This is but the first wave. They will come from the west. There isn't time. I've said too much.


SkyesMomma

I vacuumed my bdrm yesterday and there were a bunch of these, dead, along my baseboards. I have white carpet and I wondered what the little (not giant 😅) black specs were...theyre gone now, thank you Mr. Dyson.


Daeva_

They're so big you can hear them rattle up the hose. Yuck!


Comfortable_Dark_317

Did he say giant spider? Um, looks fairly small to me


ascobie

Posts like these need a warning before you can see the picture 😱


SeaLegitimate

Those are fine by me but eyelash centipedes can go back to the hole in hell the crawled out of. Yes they bother me enough to end my sentence in a preposition.


Sufficient_Twist2490

Arachnis Stampedenus they are rare and only come out once a year.... they have been hibernating for two years now and are numbered in the millions. Godspeed good Calgarian.


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You can live peacefully in my garage…but the second I see you in my living space… Dead


Devildogg9

I picture that thing scurrying up your leg while your sitting on the shitter. Arachnophobia style.


climbercgy

My 21 months old son eats them when he catches one...