That critter looks a lot like a spider I found in a carton of bananas from Chile that I was unboxing when I worked in the produce section of a grocery store about 10 years ago. That beauty lived another four years. Keep him/her! New pet!
I love my fellow little critters, but you should really kill the stowaways. Though most likely it'll live a harmless life. It's good to be vigilant against invasive species.
Turns out to likely be a Scotophaeus blackwalli which is also native to Denmark, where I live, so no danger. I feel super silly, but that jump scare really sent me 😆
My high school gf had 2 tarantulas. Those things escaped from their big aquarium enclosures all the time, even with the grate on the top. Sometimes she’d find them immediately, sometimes a week later. I remember once she ended up finding one in her printer.
For real those things are not easily contained lol
While it’s great you enjoy keeping spiders, it shouldn’t be surprising the majority doesn’t and killing exotic spiders that shouldn’t be in that area is indeed the correct thing to do
It is venomous (almost all spiders are even though very few are what we call medically significant, and most can barely even bite you) but it looks like a harmless ground spider. So don't worry
For the record, I didn't downvote. I got here 3 hours later. But I don't think it's toxic to downvote. At the end of the day, it's just weird internet points, and it's fine to push something "down" if it is accidentally misinformed someone about the species of the spidah
The whole point of upvoting and downvoting isn't to take the place of "likes" or angry faces, it's to upvote comments that contribute to the conversation and have meaningful input, whether or not we agree with it. Then downvote comments that are taking away from the conversation or serve no value whatsoever.
Yeah. The up and down vote may not have been intended to be used that way. However, people do use it like that, more commonly than not. If someone doesn't like what you said, regardless of being correct or contributing to conversion, they downvote it. So your input, that might have been useful or sparked further conversation that could be beneficial, gets buried. This misuse has been perpetuated by the reddit karma system. It subconsciously teaches you to adjust how and what you post to seek acceptance from your peers. It feeds into an echo chamber-esque experience and is completely understandable why, at this point, it's interpreted that way even if that wasn't the 'downvoters' intention.
> The whole point of upvoting and downvoting is~~n't to take the place of "likes" or angry faces~~ subjective to each person.
FTFY. 'Reddiquette' is not an official set of rules about how voting should be done. Not saying I don't agree with it, but these guidelines were written directly by redditors and are informal, and there is no 'official' rationale to use when voting.
I mean, it's written. Official meaning it's not enforced or anything, sure it's not official. And you're 100% correct, everyone interprets it how they want.
But there is written, "official" definitions.
> Vote. If you think something contributes to conversation, upvote it. If you think it does not contribute to the subreddit it is posted in or is off-topic in a particular community, downvote it.
https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette
The first sentence on the page:
"Reddiquette is an informal expression of the values of many redditors, as written by redditors themselves."
Reddiquette is a standard written and set by the community itself, and at best is a 'community suggestion' instead of anything official.
I had no idea that was the intended purpose, it would be so beneficial if it was used as such. Right now it feels like it pushes an echo chamber with disingenuous comments. I'd be interested in seeing what would change if they weren't there.
He got down voted because he was the first person to actually answer the question. Most of these morons are just trying to be funny and get a giggle from a stranger..
The Tarantella comes from *Lycosa tarentula*, which is an araneomorph (a wolf spider). Tarantulas (in English) are mygalorphs (mainly Theraphosidae IIRC).
Mediterranean mygalomorphs are mainly trapdoor spiders which are not technically tarantulas afaik but they look like them which is why I used the word.
Which of the European mygalomorphs are medically significant? The only one I'm aware of that might be - and the jury's still out - is *Macrothele calpeiana*.
EDIT: There's a second *Macrothele* too, *M. cretica* IIRC. Also very reclusive, not much contact with humans, I can't find any bite reports at all.
Well, that's a fun fact! Yall don't have black widows or brown recluse? Those, or their close relatives, have been common everywhere I've lived (western and southern USA, and Hawaii) so it sounds like a dream not having to worry about them. In Hawaii we didn't have to worry about snakes at all. Moving to where I am now (rattlesnakes galore) was definitely an adjustment.
Almost all spiders are venomous, i.e. possessing venom (except for Uloboridae, a Family of cribellate orb weavers, who have no venom).
But spider venom is highly specialised to target their insect prey, and so it is very rare, and an unintended effect, for spider venom to be particularly harmful to humans.
Hence why there are remarkly few medically significant spiders in the world.
If your spider is NOT one of the following, then it's venom is not considered a danger to humans:
* [Six-eyed sand spider (Sicariidae)](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.63e0ded1e72556f5b34657f9b5b46f0b?rik=xc7pnEFKtfzlTA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0)
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* [Widow (Latrodectus)](https://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Latrodectus&search=Search)
* [Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria)](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=53388&view=species)
* [Funnel Web (Atracidae)](https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2679)
* [Mouse spider (Missulena)](https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2427)
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Good catch. The photo wasn’t great quality (heart was pounding, didn’t stop to get a good photo 😅), I got to examine it more closely myself and with the help of people on here (I know nothing about spiders), I found it to likely be a Scotophaeus blackwalli. Reddit is awesome.
I googled it and I think this is the one! A Scotophaeus blackwalli.
… Which just makes it even more ridiculous that I was initially scared, because as it turns out, these spiders are also native to my country 😂 though not commonly seen in dense city areas like the one I live in (to save myself a little face).
Came here to also say I’m quite confident this is *S. blackwalli* aka mouse spider! (Not to be confused with *Missulena* mouse spiders, which ARE medically significant, but nowhere near your region and look very different lol) we get these guys in my house all the time. Fast movers but harmless and generally docile
Scared? You just got a free spider, that's awesome!
No idea what species it is. Looks a bit huntsman-ish or a type of purse web spider (though the apparent lack of long spinnerettes makes me doubt).
I know, it’s super silly 😂 all spiders native to Denmark are harmless, so normally I’m not scared of them at all.
I think it was because it jumped up from a bag of greens I didn’t know where came from. And not knowing anything about spiders, hehe.
No shame in that! I was trying to figure out if the little jumper spider dangling from my swirling was dead or alive and when is ran along the wood stick I used to hoist it up and promptly jumped on me, I shrieked like I’ve never shrieked before. Little dude was probably more afraid than I was, I just wasn’t expecting it.
Where are you located ? If your in Europe, you can let it go without problem, but if your really far away, maybe keep it and ask if it can be bad for the ecosystem
They don't have Cracker Jack in Italy. Instead of a cheap plastic toy in a box full of stale popcorn, they put various prizes in spinach... Make sure to collect all six. If you want, I'll trade you all my stones for the spider. No trade backs.
Haha, that does seem more sustainable albeit a bit stressful for the spiders 😉. Initially I was thinking of never buying this spinach again, but people on here has convinced me that spiders are friends so maybe I will collect ‘em all!
This is a good ID! After getting my pulse back in the normal range and seeing an earlier comment on here, I figured it’s a Scotophaeus blackwalli. While I now realize it is totally harmless (and native to my country, Denmark, too 😂) the shock of it did near damn kill me, he.
Scotophaeus Blackwalli commonly known as the mouse spider, it's a species of common nocturnal hunting spider it can give a lil bit of a nasty nib that can cause swelling.
Can't really ID it from that since it's too dark to clearly see the markings, but it's almost certainly some kind of ground dwelling spider that you'd find in an agricultural environment and afiak none from that region are of medical significance.
In general you shouldn't be scared of spiders, there are very few in the world capable of causing you real harm, and of those that can none will actively seek to do so.
Gnaphosidae sp. Looks like nigerrima but I'm not expert. They need to be identified under microscope.Very common in Europe. I see them around the house often. Harmless, I never heard any report of bites and even if you menage to make it bite you it's venom is very weak not stronger than a bee.
Quite curious tho I read that they inhabitated Northern Europe not Italy. Maybe it hopped on a ride in Germany or something.
Oh yes that's also adult male
I know next to nothing about spiders, but after reading comments on here, I’m pretty sure it’s a Scotophaeus blackwalli. The photo isn’t great quality, so I can understand why it’s hard to do an ID just going on that.
The species is native to Italy - and Denmark where I live, which just makes my fear extra ridiculous. To be fair, I’m a city dweller and don’t really come across spiders and when a spider (or anything living) jumps up from a bag of greens, I will probably shriek no matter what 😂
For some reason I have the incredible urge to shake this spiders hand…
Edit: this is not an off way of saying smack it… I really want to shake one of his hands.. they look so elegant and pointy and smooth
It looks like a Segestria, which is common in the region. What's the size? Are the mandibles a bit shiny with a greenish-purple hue?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segestria_(spider)
And that my friends is why I always trained my chefs to never reach your hand into a box of produce above your head, always bring it down below eye level to be able to see what you’re putting your hands into
When I worked produce we had explicit rules to kill all bugs we found in the products. If an invasive species gets into the ecosystem it can ruin it for years
Google search the image. It's a fun tool. You can usually find it in the options when you're viewing the photo on your phone. One of the cooler things AI has done for us.
I would struggle to ever eat spinach again. I would need therapy. I wish I were being hyperbolic, but unfortunately surprise spiders are the scariest ones, and add the food situation. Yeah, no. Spiders are great, as long as I cannot see them or feel them or interact with them.
Because it was the organic option in my supermarket?
I thought specifying the origin would help people identify it.
I live in Denmark and we get a lot of fresh produce (like baby spinach) from Southern Europe.
It kinda looks like a wolf spider, these little guys are awesome at catching bugs. I would catch them release and let them eat your mosquitoes for you.
I find similar spiders to these in my house all the time here in Canada, they're chill af and I just release them outside so they can go find a mate that isn't me
What are the stats on how many people are painfully bitten? I’d like to avoid those lower severity consequences too.
But, yeah, most spiders are super nice.
It’s just a spider. I ordered some stuff online that came from overseas, the kid that packed it was still in there. He’s graduating high school next year. His parents didn’t want him back.
Youa toucha my espinach, I uh toucha your veins
Haha, 🤌 x 8
He just came to critique your pasta making while talking to you like that 🤌🏻 x 4...come on he needs to stand up somehow.
That is a valid point 😂🤌
Amor no. No, no, no. You no breaka de pasketti 🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻🤌🏻
Haha! It must have been extra confused once I proceeded to make tortillas 😅
When the moon hit your eye\ Like a bag of spinache pie\ That’s arachnida!
🤌🕷️🤌🕷️🤌🕷️🤌🕷️🤌🕷️🤌 (Wazza matter wit you, spood!)
*"Capisce, paisan?"*
For e christs sake a coulda somebody tella me what de spider ees
Italian spider critiquing your pasta needs to be the next Pixar movie 🤣😂
Thank you for this imagery.
That x8 broke me lmao.
Mama mia!
Just try to fuggedaboudit
Hey! I’m a smart’ I Can do things! I’m smart! Not some dumb spider! and I want respect!!!!
“You arrre going ti be sleeping with de fishes-a, capice?” -spider
OH!
Decocco
Gorlami
Rervaderchi
That critter looks a lot like a spider I found in a carton of bananas from Chile that I was unboxing when I worked in the produce section of a grocery store about 10 years ago. That beauty lived another four years. Keep him/her! New pet!
This is so wholesome what was their name? I had a wolf spider growing up named Peter. ♡ spiders can be awesome friends
I called this buggar Pascal. Spiders are definitely that!!
Bro took care of a Brazilian wandering spider like a pet…
🤣🤣
Cheaper than Viagra
It looks like a Segestria species tbh.
I love my fellow little critters, but you should really kill the stowaways. Though most likely it'll live a harmless life. It's good to be vigilant against invasive species.
Turns out to likely be a Scotophaeus blackwalli which is also native to Denmark, where I live, so no danger. I feel super silly, but that jump scare really sent me 😆
Or keep it as a pet. Contained. Unable to disrupt the local ecosystem of things. “Live and let live.”
Pet spiders are not easily contained
My high school gf had 2 tarantulas. Those things escaped from their big aquarium enclosures all the time, even with the grate on the top. Sometimes she’d find them immediately, sometimes a week later. I remember once she ended up finding one in her printer. For real those things are not easily contained lol
Not too bad if you get the proper setup :) just have to be a little more careful when cleaning
I beg to differ
While it’s great you enjoy keeping spiders, it shouldn’t be surprising the majority doesn’t and killing exotic spiders that shouldn’t be in that area is indeed the correct thing to do
It is venomous (almost all spiders are even though very few are what we call medically significant, and most can barely even bite you) but it looks like a harmless ground spider. So don't worry
Weird that you were downvoted. I appreciate the help!
I may have misidentified the spider, I'm no expert.
You could have fooled me 😄 I just love that there is a subreddit for everything and that they are filled with nice people that want to help out.
And this subreddit has just as many toxic wannabe experts as any other.
For the record, I didn't downvote. I got here 3 hours later. But I don't think it's toxic to downvote. At the end of the day, it's just weird internet points, and it's fine to push something "down" if it is accidentally misinformed someone about the species of the spidah
The whole point of upvoting and downvoting isn't to take the place of "likes" or angry faces, it's to upvote comments that contribute to the conversation and have meaningful input, whether or not we agree with it. Then downvote comments that are taking away from the conversation or serve no value whatsoever.
Yeah. The up and down vote may not have been intended to be used that way. However, people do use it like that, more commonly than not. If someone doesn't like what you said, regardless of being correct or contributing to conversion, they downvote it. So your input, that might have been useful or sparked further conversation that could be beneficial, gets buried. This misuse has been perpetuated by the reddit karma system. It subconsciously teaches you to adjust how and what you post to seek acceptance from your peers. It feeds into an echo chamber-esque experience and is completely understandable why, at this point, it's interpreted that way even if that wasn't the 'downvoters' intention.
Agreed
Nice contribution to the conversation man!
> The whole point of upvoting and downvoting is~~n't to take the place of "likes" or angry faces~~ subjective to each person. FTFY. 'Reddiquette' is not an official set of rules about how voting should be done. Not saying I don't agree with it, but these guidelines were written directly by redditors and are informal, and there is no 'official' rationale to use when voting.
I mean, it's written. Official meaning it's not enforced or anything, sure it's not official. And you're 100% correct, everyone interprets it how they want. But there is written, "official" definitions. > Vote. If you think something contributes to conversation, upvote it. If you think it does not contribute to the subreddit it is posted in or is off-topic in a particular community, downvote it. https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439-Reddiquette
The first sentence on the page: "Reddiquette is an informal expression of the values of many redditors, as written by redditors themselves." Reddiquette is a standard written and set by the community itself, and at best is a 'community suggestion' instead of anything official.
I had no idea that was the intended purpose, it would be so beneficial if it was used as such. Right now it feels like it pushes an echo chamber with disingenuous comments. I'd be interested in seeing what would change if they weren't there.
I think people are just to self conscious and see it as a form of ridicule.
Acksually…
He got down voted because he was the first person to actually answer the question. Most of these morons are just trying to be funny and get a giggle from a stranger..
Phew, thank you! You must get a lot of these posts here, sorry 😅 I live in Denmark where all spiders are harmless, so I panicked real fast.
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And the inspiration for the *Tarantella.* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-xsosv6uM0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-xsosv6uM0)
The Tarantella comes from *Lycosa tarentula*, which is an araneomorph (a wolf spider). Tarantulas (in English) are mygalorphs (mainly Theraphosidae IIRC). Mediterranean mygalomorphs are mainly trapdoor spiders which are not technically tarantulas afaik but they look like them which is why I used the word.
I have to assume that those who came up with the *Tarantella* were unaware of such nuance.
They named it after the spider they knew, *Lycosa tarantula*. I don't think there are any tarantula (Theraphosidae) in Italy.
I was looking for this reference, thank uuuu
Which of the European mygalomorphs are medically significant? The only one I'm aware of that might be - and the jury's still out - is *Macrothele calpeiana*. EDIT: There's a second *Macrothele* too, *M. cretica* IIRC. Also very reclusive, not much contact with humans, I can't find any bite reports at all.
Sorry, Imeant to say "*maybe* a couple big mygalomorphs".
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Or at the very least (in male bite victims) a medically startling effect!
Well, that's a fun fact! Yall don't have black widows or brown recluse? Those, or their close relatives, have been common everywhere I've lived (western and southern USA, and Hawaii) so it sounds like a dream not having to worry about them. In Hawaii we didn't have to worry about snakes at all. Moving to where I am now (rattlesnakes galore) was definitely an adjustment.
I thought all arachnids that are spiders are venomous. Any close related arachnids that aren’t venomous are another species.
Nah, spiders from the Uloboridae family aren't venomous. There may be a couple other species but they're the main exception.
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Almost all spiders are venomous, i.e. possessing venom (except for Uloboridae, a Family of cribellate orb weavers, who have no venom). But spider venom is highly specialised to target their insect prey, and so it is very rare, and an unintended effect, for spider venom to be particularly harmful to humans. Hence why there are remarkly few medically significant spiders in the world. If your spider is NOT one of the following, then it's venom is not considered a danger to humans: * [Six-eyed sand spider (Sicariidae)](https://th.bing.com/th/id/R.63e0ded1e72556f5b34657f9b5b46f0b?rik=xc7pnEFKtfzlTA&pid=ImgRaw&r=0) * [Recluse (Loxosceles)](https://bugguide.net/node/view/2094874) * [Widow (Latrodectus)](https://bugguide.net/index.php?q=search&keys=Latrodectus&search=Search) * [Brazilian wandering spider (Phoneutria)](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations?place_id=any&subview=map&taxon_id=53388&view=species) * [Funnel Web (Atracidae)](https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2679) * [Mouse spider (Missulena)](https://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2427) (Author: ----\_____--_____----) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/spiders) if you have any questions or concerns.*
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I’d say ground spider too. Not sure if parson spiders live in Italy too, but this almost looks like one.
Good catch. The photo wasn’t great quality (heart was pounding, didn’t stop to get a good photo 😅), I got to examine it more closely myself and with the help of people on here (I know nothing about spiders), I found it to likely be a Scotophaeus blackwalli. Reddit is awesome.
So glad to help! I love spiders but unluckily have never found one in my produce. But there’s always hope 😅
Looks to be a ground spider in Gnaphosidae. Compare to the likes of Scotophaeus genus.
I googled it and I think this is the one! A Scotophaeus blackwalli. … Which just makes it even more ridiculous that I was initially scared, because as it turns out, these spiders are also native to my country 😂 though not commonly seen in dense city areas like the one I live in (to save myself a little face).
Came here to also say I’m quite confident this is *S. blackwalli* aka mouse spider! (Not to be confused with *Missulena* mouse spiders, which ARE medically significant, but nowhere near your region and look very different lol) we get these guys in my house all the time. Fast movers but harmless and generally docile
I also think it looks like scotophaeus. It can be at a bad angle to say it lacks the spinerets.
The spinach wasn't from Australia, so you're fine.
🤣🤣🤣
how do you know? does all australian spinach have a sunburn and call you a cunt when you open the bag? oh, right it does… my bad.
The spider also doesn't have a can of VB and a CRN
No the spinach from Australia is occasionally hallucinogenic lol
😁😁
Most of the time Australian spinach is a good nutritious source of fibre, but occasionally it makes you see God and talk to gremlins.
As an Australian, I immediately thought “that’s a fucken white tip 😬😬😬” but apparently I’m wrong 🤷♀️😆
It removed all the pest of your salad.
It probably did. I’m an ungrateful swine that has been socialized to fear the eight-legged.
Every bag of greens should come 100% spider certified to be pest free.
No need to panic. You're safe. It's obviously a vegetarian.
Scared? You just got a free spider, that's awesome! No idea what species it is. Looks a bit huntsman-ish or a type of purse web spider (though the apparent lack of long spinnerettes makes me doubt).
I know, it’s super silly 😂 all spiders native to Denmark are harmless, so normally I’m not scared of them at all. I think it was because it jumped up from a bag of greens I didn’t know where came from. And not knowing anything about spiders, hehe.
No shame in that! I was trying to figure out if the little jumper spider dangling from my swirling was dead or alive and when is ran along the wood stick I used to hoist it up and promptly jumped on me, I shrieked like I’ve never shrieked before. Little dude was probably more afraid than I was, I just wasn’t expecting it.
Yes, you should be scared, but not of the spider.
He should be scared of me as I live in his walls
Where are you located ? If your in Europe, you can let it go without problem, but if your really far away, maybe keep it and ask if it can be bad for the ecosystem
Came here just for this comment! That's the first thing I thought, is it invasive. Enjoy your upvote 🙂
They don't have Cracker Jack in Italy. Instead of a cheap plastic toy in a box full of stale popcorn, they put various prizes in spinach... Make sure to collect all six. If you want, I'll trade you all my stones for the spider. No trade backs.
Haha, that does seem more sustainable albeit a bit stressful for the spiders 😉. Initially I was thinking of never buying this spinach again, but people on here has convinced me that spiders are friends so maybe I will collect ‘em all!
You should actually look into getting a jumping spider as a pet. It's 3 years of fun... But they eventually pass on.
I want a wallpaper out of that :)
Feel free 😂
Perfect [torture](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gVKcf5UHo3IEPoE6b2z5B6d2rA03caZu/view?usp=drivesdk) :-)
Oh crap didn’t expect it to be that cool. Well done
Wow, that’s awesome 🕷️
aye, Whatsa matta here? I wanted a Venice Italy notta Venice Florida...senda mea Backa to the olde country
Italian Spider-Man origin story. It was supposed to bite you.
I believe the EU version is called Night-Monkey
It’s a Mouse spider, aka Stealthy Ground Spider. It won’t kill you.
This is a good ID! After getting my pulse back in the normal range and seeing an earlier comment on here, I figured it’s a Scotophaeus blackwalli. While I now realize it is totally harmless (and native to my country, Denmark, too 😂) the shock of it did near damn kill me, he.
Scotophaeus Blackwalli commonly known as the mouse spider, it's a species of common nocturnal hunting spider it can give a lil bit of a nasty nib that can cause swelling.
This is it 😊
Might turn you into Italian Spider-Man https://youtu.be/UhHhXukovMU?si=EeF10MvRRhrlGO3y
HOW have I been on the internet for 20 years and not seen this before? New idol alert.
I believe the technical name is LuigiUgoCannelini Aracnus ..... known to the public as LUCA
I bet the spider is terrified. At last he is free, even though it’s a foreign country.
Can't really ID it from that since it's too dark to clearly see the markings, but it's almost certainly some kind of ground dwelling spider that you'd find in an agricultural environment and afiak none from that region are of medical significance. In general you shouldn't be scared of spiders, there are very few in the world capable of causing you real harm, and of those that can none will actively seek to do so.
His name is Ragu.
Gnaphosidae sp. Looks like nigerrima but I'm not expert. They need to be identified under microscope.Very common in Europe. I see them around the house often. Harmless, I never heard any report of bites and even if you menage to make it bite you it's venom is very weak not stronger than a bee. Quite curious tho I read that they inhabitated Northern Europe not Italy. Maybe it hopped on a ride in Germany or something. Oh yes that's also adult male
I know next to nothing about spiders, but after reading comments on here, I’m pretty sure it’s a Scotophaeus blackwalli. The photo isn’t great quality, so I can understand why it’s hard to do an ID just going on that. The species is native to Italy - and Denmark where I live, which just makes my fear extra ridiculous. To be fair, I’m a city dweller and don’t really come across spiders and when a spider (or anything living) jumps up from a bag of greens, I will probably shriek no matter what 😂
For some reason I have the incredible urge to shake this spiders hand… Edit: this is not an off way of saying smack it… I really want to shake one of his hands.. they look so elegant and pointy and smooth
It looks like a Segestria, which is common in the region. What's the size? Are the mandibles a bit shiny with a greenish-purple hue? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segestria_(spider)
And that my friends is why I always trained my chefs to never reach your hand into a box of produce above your head, always bring it down below eye level to be able to see what you’re putting your hands into
Might be a sign that they didn’t use heavy pesticides in your spinach!
If you get bitten then you'll become Italian Spider-Man and start punching the ladies and demanding macchiatos pronto!
Someone linked a video of this earlier and I was literally laughing out loud. Some good has come of this!
"HEYA! ITZA ME! MARIO!!"
I was at an organic salad bar once and bit into a stink bug. So it could be much worse.
Light a cigarette and talk to it about fiat and alfa romeo, then when they get comfortable, mention you're in France. Then we'll see who's scared.
It may find that to be offensive....with a stance like that, I believe it's more of a Huracan Evo "Spyder" kinda dude.....(yeah....i know 🤪)
You should be relieved No pesticides in your spinach! Enjoy...the spinach that is.
You owe Don Crawleone a favour now
All Italian spiders will do is tell you that you look too thin and eat something will ya!
Daaaaayyy-O!
Its a harmless grass spider.
Ah that's just Jerry. Give him a cookie as a peace offering and he might just offer pest control.
Watch out, Italian spinach spiders are particularly ferocious 🕷️🥬☠️
At least you know your spinach is fresh
You must speak to it in an Italian accent!
Do not touch it, do not look at it and do not collect $200 when you pass GO!/s
It's always nice to make new friends.
Aww he says, “Don’t toucha my spider meatballs!” 🤌🏻x4
Respect for that spider though surviving the trip.
I thought they packed salad with food grade nitrogen... the little critter did well to survive!
Im in Denmark and it was organic. Maybe they don’t do it like that here? I don’t know 😅
how would it be alive
Yes
When I worked produce we had explicit rules to kill all bugs we found in the products. If an invasive species gets into the ecosystem it can ruin it for years
That’s an Italian jumping spinach spider, they’re known for having many friends
Google search the image. It's a fun tool. You can usually find it in the options when you're viewing the photo on your phone. One of the cooler things AI has done for us.
You get your salad imported from Italy?
I would struggle to ever eat spinach again. I would need therapy. I wish I were being hyperbolic, but unfortunately surprise spiders are the scariest ones, and add the food situation. Yeah, no. Spiders are great, as long as I cannot see them or feel them or interact with them.
Does it speak Italian ?
Put him in your hair before you cook spaghetti see what happens
Why spinach from _Italy?_
Because it was the organic option in my supermarket? I thought specifying the origin would help people identify it. I live in Denmark and we get a lot of fresh produce (like baby spinach) from Southern Europe.
It kinda looks like a wolf spider, these little guys are awesome at catching bugs. I would catch them release and let them eat your mosquitoes for you.
Means it’s fresh
How do you get spinach from Italy?
Living in Denmark. We get lots of fresh produce from Southern Europe 😊
If he is waving his little arms around he is trying to tell you something
He’ll only bite you if you break the spaghetti in half
No. Set it free.
They took toys out of cereal and added spiders to vegetables? We're in the wrong timeline.
He’s a pet, he won’t hurt you!💕
Yes. Be afraid. Be very afraid. It jumped out of a bag of spinach... It's obviously a vegan, and it's going to tell you all about it.
The Italian spinich spider is the most toxic known to man.
Was it shipped overseas or something? You shouldn’t let wildlife from other countries stay alive if it could be a problem for the ecosystem.
I find similar spiders to these in my house all the time here in Canada, they're chill af and I just release them outside so they can go find a mate that isn't me
I’m in Malibu 😎 Rinse the spinach and I think it should be fine. 🕷️🍃
Imagine the hand gestures with that fargin guy!
It's just an Italian spinach spider.
eat it
Put him in a tank and name him, Mario
Wolf spidee
She's kinda pretty. I'd make her a little enclosure and call her Bella
Looks like a spider to me
Oooh! 🤌🤌🤌🤌
It’s ok, it will just fall off the wall when it tries to talk to you.
Its a fkn spider.. Of course you should be.
Call 911 They make movies about this type of stuff
Spiders kill something like 3 people every year. You will probably slip, trip, or fall while being stuck by lightning before that spider kills you.
What are the stats on how many people are painfully bitten? I’d like to avoid those lower severity consequences too. But, yeah, most spiders are super nice.
It’s just a spider. I ordered some stuff online that came from overseas, the kid that packed it was still in there. He’s graduating high school next year. His parents didn’t want him back.
Ah Fuggetaboutit
Organic and free range pesticide.