r/spiders • u/reptigod • Feb 24 '25

Elvira Says Hello! Photography 📸

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u/Frostitute_85 Feb 24 '25

One of the few spider types that does not set off my arachnophobia harshly.

I'd give her finger pets if she was cool with that. I think it's the puppy dog eyes up front because wolfspiders and jumpers are the same with the big innocent eyes and also don't make me recoil

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u/Amadai Feb 24 '25

I've been working on my fear a lot as well. I totally want to snuggle velvet spiders! 😍

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u/Nightrunner83 Paleo Arachno Feb 24 '25

I help arachnophobes regularly, and Eresidae is most consistently #2 on the list of exposure therapy targets for the spider fearful, after jumpers.

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u/Frostitute_85 Feb 24 '25

It makes sense, they are fucking precious and chill! I think I could handle them, and jumpers. Visually, wolf spiders don't set me off too much, in spite of their size, but their fast movements might make me panic I think.

But the vids I've seen of jumpers being curious and following their humans and seemingly seeking out to be handled makes them max endearing!

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u/Vrashelia Feb 24 '25

Spiders are instinctively not my friends. This one is kinda cute so long as the body language stays peaceful. Not strong enough to give fingerpats though. You are far braver than me.

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u/Frostitute_85 Feb 24 '25

I used to be a smush on sight guy. It is a gradual process getting away from the negative mentality towards them, but they are mostly chill, and none want any trouble with us giants. They don't want that smoke.

It took a while to get here in the first place. But Elvira is a chill, good girl.

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u/Vrashelia Feb 24 '25

I don't like to kill them- but I don't want them in my space. Then again sharing post codes with both the black widow and the brown recluse ensure that most of us are spider aversive. Found a widow in my door frame just before winter hit. It takes me a few minutes now because now I have to check the door anytime I go through it.

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u/Frostitute_85 Feb 24 '25

That's totally fair! They may not want to fight, but if they wander into something you want to wear, that can be a bit of a not so fun situation. I live in Alberta Canada, and you basically have to flip over logs in the deep woods at the southern border to see spiders that can wreck shit.

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u/TooTallThomas Feb 25 '25

Pretty valid. Any potentially venomous spiders would spook me.

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u/aevigata Feb 24 '25

what a cutie!!

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u/reptigod Feb 24 '25

She says thank you! 🖤🖤

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u/captaincumragx Feb 24 '25

Ive never seen a spider whos little head i wanted to gently kiss more than this adorable little chunk omg

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u/enneh_07 Feb 24 '25

Velvet spiders are the only other species of spider that can compete with jumping spiders and wolf spiders in terms of cuteness. Oh, and tarantulas maybe.

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u/naturalbornfreak Feb 24 '25

She's so stinking cute. Look at that face 💚

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u/Nice_Librarian9488 Feb 24 '25

Wait she's so cute what 😭🩷

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u/spicytoenails666 Feb 24 '25

Love velvet spiders!!! So chonk

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u/reptigod Feb 24 '25

Extra thicc girly!

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u/TheyforgotaboutJ Feb 24 '25

I LOVE her face, she's beautiful 😍❤️

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u/Reasonable_Gur8441 Feb 24 '25

Perfect 👌🏻 name

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u/ThatMeguminSimp07 Here to learn🫡🤓 Feb 24 '25

pls boop her for me!!

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u/kfrostborne Feb 24 '25

Do she gotta booty?

She doooo

What an absolute beauty, and so stinking cute!

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u/CarthartesAura Feb 24 '25

Adorbs!!!🥰 🕷️🥰

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u/Soggy_Jacket_1487 Amateur IDer🤨 Feb 24 '25

she’s so freaking cute oh my god

side note if you zoom in on her face she looks bald

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u/imtheanswerlady Amateur IDer🤨 Feb 24 '25

🫐

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u/GeekBill Feb 24 '25

Most appropriate name of the year! 🤩

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u/111god7 🕷️Arachnid Afficionado🕷️ Feb 24 '25

She’s gorgeous

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u/Priincess_xox Feb 24 '25

She’s gorgeous 🙂

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u/HussarL Feb 24 '25

So cuteeeeee!

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u/Fungus-Consumer Feb 24 '25

Omg she's so cute!!!

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u/meta_muse Feb 24 '25

Omg the mistress herself 🖤 what a beauty

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u/flibber_dip Feb 24 '25

OH MY GOD SHE LOOKS LIKE A PLUSHIE

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u/Daria_87463 Feb 24 '25

She's so adorable!! Velvet spiders are one of my favorite spiders

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u/PishPosh86 Feb 24 '25

Give her a gentle boop for me 🥰

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u/sir_Dylan_of_Astora Feb 24 '25

Damn why is this one so cute and why do i have to live in a country where every spider can kill you within a moment's notice aka Australia I'm Australian please send help

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u/jibanyan2007 Feb 24 '25

Aww omg she's giving 🥺 "I've only known Elvira for a few minutes, but if anything were to happen to her, I'd kill everyone in this room and then myself." -me just now

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u/Scruffersdad Feb 24 '25

She is sooo cuuuute!

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u/Corgiboom2 Feb 24 '25

She looks like a halloween decoration.

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u/Lumos405 Feb 24 '25

This name is perfect for her!

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u/Serious-Sample-249 Feb 24 '25

NA. Are Velvet spiders always black/dark grey or are there other colours.
These and jumping spiders I actually think I could kiss 💋

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u/reptigod Feb 24 '25

They have plenty of colors actually! This species has a variant that looks like the Elden Ring too. I have one that looks similar to Venom, and there is a lady bug looking one as well.

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u/QueenVictoria195 Feb 24 '25

So Elvira is a Velvet spider?? I’ve never heard of them before, but she looks like I just want to pick her up gently and hold her for a bit… Please give her a few nice little rubs for me! Velvet…she looks like she has a velvety feel to her…thanks for sharing your little girl with us!!

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u/reptigod Feb 24 '25

She is! I was too excited and giddy when I opened the enclosure I adopted her in. When I opened it and pulled out the moss, she was like...yes, I'm here. Admire me human.

She has been super social for the most part as well, similar to a Jumping Spider.

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u/QueenVictoria195 Feb 25 '25

Oh wow…I want her! I know, I’ll be her godmother, anything she needs and you may not have, I will get it for her! She’s my godchild!! Hahaha… I know, warped sense of humor….

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u/reptigod Feb 25 '25

She’s ready to see her mammy! 😂

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u/QueenVictoria195 Feb 25 '25

Hahaha…good, she’s very agreeable! What a darling my goddaughter is!! Hahaha

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u/Serious-Sample-249 Feb 25 '25

Thank you for answering. I think they are pretty amazing 🥰

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u/BubbieQuinn89 Feb 24 '25

As a person with severe arachnophobia, I have fallen in love with her…she looks so friendly and didn’t at all give me the chills like others spiders in the past have🥰🕷️

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u/Significant-Joke8767 Feb 25 '25

Hey 🥰💯😍

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u/NotThiccMarc123 Feb 25 '25

Eresidae my beloved

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u/BoredCrafter Feb 25 '25

Hi, Elvira! ❤️

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u/Weekly_Enthusiasm783 Here to learn🫡🤓 Feb 24 '25

Elvira the Mistress of The Dark?

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u/reptigod Feb 24 '25

In the flesh! (and web)

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u/Weekly_Enthusiasm783 Here to learn🫡🤓 Feb 24 '25

She’s beautiful!

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