Swhatsthisbug·What's this Bug?bySaeveo A pair of lovely spiders for you this evening. Ireland.Both the same species (if I'm not badly mistaken). Both indoors within a foot of one another.https://imgur.com/a/OJweVlXOpen linkView original on lemmy.world2Comments3
SSaeveo lemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThey're Steatoda nobilis, Noble False Widows. Characteristic pattern is a bit hard to notice on the first one unless you look closely, but it's clear as day on the second spider.2
eeponymous_anonymous kbin.social2Hide 2 repliesHate to break it to you, but those strongly resemble ticks, not spiders. Do you have any dogs or outdoor cats?0
SSaeveo replylemmy.worldNo, and they're definitely not ticks. You're mistaking a (probably gravid) female spider for an engorged tick.1
They're Steatoda nobilis, Noble False Widows. Characteristic pattern is a bit hard to notice on the first one unless you look closely, but it's clear as day on the second spider.
Hate to break it to you, but those strongly resemble ticks, not spiders. Do you have any dogs or outdoor cats?
No, and they're definitely not ticks. You're mistaking a (probably gravid) female spider for an engorged tick.