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Cute little jelly spoops! :happy:

Yeah, the small front eyes do look like nostrils indeed! I think it makes their faces look a little frog-like. :happy: They are actually the "main eyes" and cone shaped inside and attached to muscles to the retinas can move so the spider can look around. Exactly like jumping spiders can move...

Yes, it's a Xysticus sp. I have taken care of many of them. Lovely little spoods. ❤ They hold their legs close to the body to look small for safety, often when they sleep or feel unsure about what's going on around them. Sometimes when you get close they will take the defensive pose with the...

Since it has been over a week now and she seems healthy she is probably fine. :)

I hope that white speck on her butt doesn't mean anything. An elderly male Xysticus got white discharge before he died.

House spiders and False widows are very common in Ireland and they are nice spiders, but there are also many cute little jumping spiders. I think the most common jumping spiders you have are the Zebra ones (Salticus scenicus). They are small, friendly and very active and curious. In fact, one...

Hello Helluo Tigr-Wolfie! (sorry!) :happy:

oOOo "Hey, let me drive this plane. I'm an expert" *palps frenetically* Pilots: "Whoaa, a SPIDER!" *runs* oOOo "Hehehe... I'm good at this..*. *testing controls* oOOo "I smell food from the back... Must go and..." Plane : WHEEEAAAAAOOOOOHHH...

Cool! The first one is not a true crab spider (Thomisidae), but could be a Philodromid "running crab spider". :)

They are Steatoda Nobilis spiders, "Noble False Widows". Pretty too. I had three false widows (Steatoda bipunctata) living just three feet from my feet where I'm sitting, and they were nice roommates. They caught little bugs, mosquitos and pests, and did a really good job! In the winter I gave...

And both are females. :) Beauties too!

Butty is a nice name. She has a cute butt. :D

How about "Little Hoppy"? :happy:

Yeah, hoppy spider is full. Don't feed it daily. They can go several days without food, so twice a week should be fine. Same with water.

Another vote for Lynx spider. The shape of the abdomen and the spiny legs.

Nah, point to that it's now a pet in an enclosure. Then it isn't invasive. People import pets all the time that you're not allowed to release in the wild. :)

Yeah, keep the spood in an enclosure. You'll have fun taking care of it and it's a nice conversation piece as well as a pet. :) It's a nice spider with a reputation, and it has a story behind it.

Yup, a nice little wolfie mother. :)

Keeping spiders as pets is as normal as keeping other animals that aren't social with humans as pets. Personally I help typical outdoor spiders I find during the cold months to give them a chance to survive until summer. I'm doing it because of empathy and because I love spiders. Spiders eat...

To many people spiders are creepy and mysterious, but instead of looking for real information and learning they read sensationalist articles in tabloid magazines or remember old superstitions. All you can do is learning more about spiders and educate those around you. You have more than 1.3...