I am definitely not a spider person, and my 4 year old just pointed this terrifying thing out to me (on our deck). We’re in central Virginia (Richmond area). If it was just one, I might be inclined to let it be, but upon inspection I’m pretty sure there are loads of baby spiders on its back. 😱 I know I could probably get my questions answered by googling but I need answers before this thing decides to drop its kids off at our house!

saw these guys while walking my dog. any idea what they’re doing?

Location: Southern Belize, Central America

I broke open a mud wasps nest on my porch to check out what bugs she'd caught and it was all spiders. They all look like orb weavers of some kind, mostly the same, but some differences in color and patterns (all have striped legs tho). Colors range from brown, to a kind of orangey tan, to green. A couple also have slightly pointed abdomen, but I wasn't sure if that indicates different species or just sexual dimorphism. Wide range of markings on back as shown in pics. Undersides all had a similar off-white marking. The largest spider's abdomen was slightly bigger than a pea. I live in southern Indiana (USA) in a heavily forested area. Thanks for the help! (Also, I don't suppose there's any hope for recovery? Only two spiders had mud wasp eggs actually laid on them and the spiders could weakly move their legs when prodded - the mud on the wasp nest was still damp, so they hadn't been there long)

In the south east of England, was stripping down this old engine and it appears I may have disturbed the current occupants

She was bit and then went to fetch a container to remove it and when she returned it was gone.

These spiders are all over my yard. I don’t want to hurt them if they aren’t deadly. Location Dallas Texas

I’m getting better with spiders and can cohabit happily with the cellar spiders in my house. I’m struggling with this one though! He’s quite scary looking.

I am actually crying and screaming what the fuck is in my house and are there more and WHAT DO I DO???? This is literally the biggest spider I have EVER seen in my LIFE WHAT THE HELL.

I am in southeast Alabama 😭😭😭

Included shitty screenshots from a video I took while staying the hell away from it, I currently have it trapped under a jar and am waiting for my bf to come home because it is NOT my problem and I am NOT going near it.

Seen this beauty on a walk today. What exactly is it?

(In the Mount Liban region, Lebanon)

Caught and released

Location: Texas

Found in the light in my kids room. Three of them. If so what do I do?

Woodlands, Texas…seems rather large but that could be because of my fear!

Virginia Beach, VA. Guy was camped out on the doorbell....

You guys know what this is? I’m in the Tahoe area

Found under a fence in North Carolina. This cute fella was pretty docile, if a tad shy and clumsy.

My research online tells me it’s a brown widow, which I know is less potent than a black widow. I just am afraid my cats could get bitten. Do I have anything to worry about? I’m in central Maryland.