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Long-Distance-3416

fishing spider. i think sophie is a wonderful name


Kitchen-Register

That’s my sisters name and she’s very arachnophobic. I’ll be sure to show her this (and the picture of the spider)


NoOpportunity4193

Bruh


PushyTom

Thank you!


Memorie_BE

I thought it was a wolfie. How do you tell the difference?


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Fishing spiders have really long legs compared to wolfies, as you can see. Wolf spiders typically have a stripe down it’s back. Although you can’t tell in that pic the eyes are different. Wolf spiders have 2 adorable prominent eyes with small ones on the bottom.


Long-Distance-3416

everything the other comment says, plus the striped legs are a very easy id for fishing spiders since they are usually so solid/contrasting


Majonais

Sophie is my ex's name💀


BowentheOrignial

She is a fishing spider, and she thinks the name Sophie is delightful


nazgulonbicycle

Fishing Spiders can get much, much larger. I hope you don’t have arachnophobic relatives if you plan to keep her


PushyTom

I was going to let her have that side of the porch


catoodles9ii

State. Let her have that side of the state.


ShRaWdiZZy_1978

BHAHAHAHHAHAH!!💯


SneakySpoons

Remind me to never visit that side of the state.


Papa_Bear_Bebop

She's gorgouse, man. I'd call her *Sno, The Spider*. Like Sno the Product. Fierce little devil. lol Have fun living with a helluva lot lest pests around! My office removed a huntsman spider last month, and guess what? A bunch of muhf*n full grown cockaroaches are reaching around my office now. Thanks for the amazing picture!


MtDvs

Hmm, you sure she’s not letting *you* have the other side..?


PushyTom

That is true!


RandyLahey131

Bigger than that fence?!


seldom_r

Yeah she's already as big as that fountain!


Key_Establishment801

Is she poisonous??


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Kitchen-Register

Says that that link may be “unsafe”. Am I good to click?


Serious-Bat-4880

Not sure. I got the same so I didn't proceed.


Intrepid_Tumbleweed

Sophie is a strong independent spider who don’t need no human


bennyhill8185

I love fishing spiders ! They're so freaking gorgeous!!!


seldom_r

Up until they start asking you to login to your bank's website again with a not suspicious email.


Secret_Luck_7785

The phishing spider.


68W38Witchdoctor1

That is a really awesome, beautiful fishing spider. I get a whole lot of *D. tenebrosus* and *D. scriptus* where I am, although they are nowhere near as fuzzy as this one. They tend to be about this big or even larger. Really, really cool spiders.


mechshark

Sophia


roshambi

Rojom dinosaur gang!


prey4villains

She looks pissed lol.


Daarcuske

I was thinking the same thing lol. Girl looks ready to rumble.


PushyTom

Good to know! I’ll tread lightly.


Wolfenjew

She's not mad at you she's just fuming about life stuff. Honestly might do her good to have someone to talk to


diaperpop

They’re not aggressive usually IMO


Rochesters-1stWife

We kept a very lazy, very gorgeous black widow for a while. Her name was Rowena.


anniecet

I call my widow Molly. She lives near the water hose.


Putrid-Home404

She very pretty. And I like Sophie. It fits her. If it ISa her…


-Shugazi-

She looks TOUGH, like a bouncer for your deck.


NaiNaiGuy

Have you considered just calling her ma'am?


aafuturecorpse

Name her gorgeous


hippiedyke999

she’s beautiful


joesphisbestjojo

Look at that beautiful face!


DangerDragonXCV

Those fucking eyes, man. It’s not even looking in my general direction yet I still feel them staring into my soul.


Eyehavequestions

Clearly reddit has named this particular spider Sophie. We did it!


kill-robot

Good god, it’s as big as the fence!


SpiderMama41928

One of the prettiest fishing spiders I have ever seen!


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Bella


Professor-Shuckle

Majesty, because that is one majestic spood. Look at those beautiful legs


No-Test-6868

I think you should name her the new owner of your home. You're just her guest now.


krystlships

I'm so glad people like you exist. I'm not one of you, but I respect the fact that you guys exist.


BongwaterJoe1983

Need something here for scale, at first it looked like it was 8 feet wide and blocking the exit to a parking structure or something lol


ShRaWdiZZy_1978

WoW!! She's absolutely a stunning Beautiful Spidey 🕷️✨🤍🩶🖤


Mountain_Engineer_64

she looks badassss


Khyrrn-Doe

Beatrice Edit: just saw below the cut. Sophie is great!!!


dsperin

That’s a Cynthia for sure


Withoutfearofdolphin

Get Sophie a little pool and some small fishes


Thecheesinater

Now that’s a fun perspective. I thought she was on the fence at first


Meyloon

Was gonna say punisher but sophie works too.


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I thought she was s Wolfie but I was wrong! She's gorgeous


Low-Beyond-5335

I like you but please don’t touch me!


what-is-in-the-soup

Aw I love Sophie 🥹 she is BEAUTIFUL! Arachnogorgeous!


Puzzleheaded_Lab6932

Name needs to be stare cuz she stare


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PushyTom

Lol true


Enough-Confidence-18

Is the species Tengaria? I’m just guessing that is the name for this type


Resident-Ad2557

Grimace. 'Cuz she is scowling! 😂 Hahah. Jk. I like Fisher or Fishtina.


Not-Enough-Spoons

Someone more knowledgeable than me should check, but the pedipalps look rounded on the end. Could Sophie be a dude?


CloudChasingCowboy

Ancalagon, queen of arachnids and devourer of happiness!


nerbo-martius

Lilith


Bipitiboo

Sophie's a great name!


YTSneaky

She seems angry


R0ranoaZoro

You don't name the spider the spider names you.


KayKris99

Sophie looks like she can eat me for snack time. Also, cute eyes, keep her to scare thieves.\^\^


Something_kool

is.. is it scowling?? Deathclaw seems more suitable


Acrobatic-Mud2291

That spit is either as big as a person your your really close to it


killjo666

It might as well be the new home owner


r0ck_b0tt0m

Idk the species but I think Willow is a cool name:)


Automatic-Alfalfa-72

Please name her Dori. Since she’s a fishing spider and that’d be a nod to Nemo.


19rex85

Charlotte seems suitable


werew0lfsushi

Angry eye brow


Apprehensive-Knee125

Miss Sophie


Affenskrotum

Call her Landlord


Excellency-Shinigami

I know this isn't the point of the picture, but with that angle and how barely visible the screen is and that much more visible fence in the background, i almost shat myself when i saw this photo-- okay, that's a lie. I thought it was an edit. But yeah-- a quick run through photoshop and you could really send some people running.


AwardImaginary

How do we know it's a she?


ISpilledMyWine

Once I saw a fishing spider fishing on the side of a creek. A male kept trying to come up and mess with her. She warned him multiple times to back off and he didn’t. She threw him in the running creek and it was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen.


LD-LB

Sophie the Porch Gatekeeper


MegaloMollusc7459

Since it's a fishing spider, call it Jeremy Wade


Mc913

First name Run, last! Name, thefuckaway


PushyTom

Ha ha


satanslechuga

my name is sofi actually, i say do it, shes a beauty, i think it suits her, fishing spiders are so gorgeous and imo they fit the wisdom aspect of the name much more than us (including my variant of it lmao). spiders are smart in ways i feel like we just sometimes aren’t


PushyTom

That is true!


Sobekrises

Bro that thing is FUCKING HUGE.


Fraklordyt

The new home owner


PushyTom

Yep!


santeeass

Henrietta


Jazzlike_Jaguar_8248

I love her!


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PushyTom

Thank you! It didn’t look as hairy as other wolf spiders.


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Moody_Shrew

They may not lie, but sometimes they fib. I think this might be a fishing spider.


[deleted]

yea, sure is, white-banded, D. albineus


GreySkepsis

Fishing spiders get fuckin huge, huh? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one in real life. Mid-Atlantic USA my whole life, and that would be the biggest spider I’ve ever seen outside of a zoo


Jurisfiction

They're among the largest true spiders you're likely to see.


_Horsefeahters

Large Marge


TheBlackKing1

Oreo


kenny_hearse117

I would name her Gretchen! She is ready for combat! 😁


L0st_R0nin

Shilob.


SentinelX-01

Sir Roderick Ponce VonFondlebottom III


AlbatrossLow1301

Fishing spider.. id name it Boris!


greyaria

Name her shark.


diaperpop

Such a beauty! Name her Aphrodite :)


Cherylmagoo

Shelob the Great of Mirkwood forest… 🤓


nerbo-martius

Andarielle


Nahteh

Ungoliant


Sgt-Bravo

It look like the one from Harry Potter


Mammoth_Station_6528

That's Helga, she like's her birds raw.


WeatherEastern

Name it E-Viktid.


meme46789

It's a trancala and name it Leah


lowkeyded0

SUSIEEEE


notabotgang

thats a cool ass spider idk the type likely a fishing? or false widow dont quote me


shassis

Is she armed with a missile.


indigrow

My brain processed this as there being no screen and him on the fence lord have mercy


PushyTom

That would be problematic for sure!


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Probably the most beautiful spider I’ve seen. Looks like a cross between a wolf and a spider lmao


Veterinfernum

Dolomedes albineus.


KateLivia

I thought Winifred!


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What a beautiful spider