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OP's pic looks intimidating, but then I saw this stock image. Look how shy she is! https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/velvet-spider-aka-ladybird-eresus-kollari-1021702837?src=sPAtVl9i5IhM04BX-PDlhQ-1-0

Widows are bros just not very touchy feely.

If widows are in the way just relocate them like any other spider. Wear gloves to be extra safe. There is no need to kill them.

Looks more like a steatoda genus spider, maybe steatoda nobilis. they are not dangerous.

Even if it is a black widow, you can safely relocate her. Black widows hardly ever bite. Just wear gardening gloves and either use a a cup and cardboard to trap the spider directly or a long stick to pick up the web and the spider

The aforementioned stick method will work as would the standard container and sheet of paper method. Wear gloves to be extra safe, but black widows are quite timid and reluctant to bite.

Black widows actually are quite timid and docile. You really have to work for getting a bite out of them. They also usually don't come near you and just hang around in dark corners. So if you feel the need to put your fingers into dark crevices shine a light in first, or wear gloves.

Yup, hobo spiders and giant house spiders are pretty fast and the latter is the fastest of all spiders IIRC, but if you see them going fast, it is usually away from you or some other dangerous creature.

I hope this does not scare you too much, but this is something to work up to. Do note that this is a pet giant house spider, not a wild one.

What's with the fear of garden weavers? They are not fasdt and just hang around in their webs. IMHO there are some of the most freakishly cute spiders among the orb weavers.

Yes, at least black widows do. It is one of their defense mechanisms.

1. run away

2. play dead

3. bite without/with little venom

4. bite with full dose of venom

AFAIK the worst you can find is a black widow and their danger is overrated. Just don't poke your hands into dark holes before looking in.

Should you be in the most northwestern corner of Florida you might also encounter a brown recluse

There probably are a couple of scorpion species with painful stingers as well, and r/arachnids can probably tell you more.

about dangerous reptiles and mammals better ask some other subreddits.

I agree that they are unlikely to bite, but their first defense actually is to run away. Here's an interesting article about that.

You have nothing to fear even from most of the shiny ones. I am not sure where you are from but the infamous black widow isn't really that dangerous.

For your amusement: George the spider

You are safe. No dangerous spider in your area looks like that. You only have black widows and they are very timid and reluctant to bite.

Unfortunately I cannot tell you what spider this is.

It's not like we are importing them. They are just better at being spiders. Isn't that natural selection? As a father I'm worried about the spider that could possibly send my daughter to the hospital vs give her a bumpy rash.

>But it's not as poisonous as the black widow spider, to which it is closely related, and reported bites are less severe. Brown widows are also less aggressive and more likely to retreat and guard their eggs.

http://hubpages.com/education/brown-widow-spider

If brown widows are driving out the black widows, I think it's a good thing. We're certainly not going to stop them by killing them one at a time.

Starting points. Two books: Hedgecoe and Peterson. I'd been working as a professional photographer for years when I read Peterson's book and it absolutely changed my relationship with the camera. I suggest you read it and practice it first. It will make you a better photographer. Hedgecoe is a source of ideas with good instruction on how to accomplish them.

While both have an medically significant bite, their bites are not as deadly as the tabloids make them out to be. Additionally as all spiders, they don't consider you food, so they have no reason to bite you unless threatened. The black widow in particular is very timid and reluctant to bite and waste her venom on you

Here's the quote I was talking about:

"You told me to go for help. I brought them back with me... I brought the warriors. I brought the brave."

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Try using the Seek app by iNaturalist. I tried to get the pic to scan, but you might be able to get an angle that works? I know it can identify plants, animals, fungi, etc, but idk if it’d be able to from a shed exoskeleton or not. At the very least, it’s be able to identify the bro if you found it later.

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this one

if you have any contaners/habitats you would recomend other then the one in the pic please reply to this comment with a link to it, also is this a good cage?https://www.amazon.ca/Zilla-Micro-Habitats-Arboreal-Small/dp/B08M4FNY5G/ref=asc_df_B08M4FNY5G/?tag=googleshopc0c-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=459274717590&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4990003599354972858&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9001161&hvtargid=pla-1056438801243&psc=1

i dont want to get one like this until i have had at least one little bro first so if i dont get another i wont have a cage lying around

edit : fixed spelling

What you need is happily available in book form, in paperback and Kindle:

Spiders: Learning to Love Them Paperback – Illustrated

By Lynne Kelly

https://www.amazon.com/Spiders-Learning-Love-Lynne-Kelly/dp/1741751799/ref=sr_1_1?crid=934CF2H3OWD9&dchild=1&keywords=spiders+learning+to+love+them&qid=1613152243&sprefix=spiders+learning+%2Caps%2C365&sr=8-1

I've read this and it's very good. She started out like you and is now on a first-name basis with her local spiders. She'll help you understand the whole spider way of life and why they are really the good guys. She's Australian and knows which ones to avoid and you don't have to read the last chapter. But you'll probably never meet those guys anyway.

https://www.amazon.com/My-Critter-Catcher-Spider-Insect/dp/B0192MB5RS

You can probably find it cheaper, but I have one of those and it works great

Powdered amorphous silica, like this stuff. It will kill both, but it kills by dessicating so your ants won't be poisoned. Just don't put it where your spiders go.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00SSMZDS6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awd_Cxgzwb4JPFYBB

Is what I got specifically. It felt kinda risky with all the different types and reviews, but I'm super happy with the macro lens. I haven't tried much with the others yet.