concerned recipient
Arachnopeon
- Joined
- May 10, 2021
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- 4
Hi all, what an interesting group this must be. I'll admit I can be squeamish so I hope you don't think I'm simply trying to be lazy or disrespectful of your passion by asking in thread form as opposed to looking at pictures on the internet myself. But I suppose if it's that important and I'm that convinced of the reason for my posting, I'll inevitably do so.
A.) The first question is a simple matter of identification. Which I'll explain shortly why it cannot be so easily done but by memory.
I observed a very tiny insect looking creature recently. It was light brown and just yeah tiny lol. Due to circumstances I was unable to count if it had 6 legs or 8, but I have reason to believe it did have more than 6. It was hardly half the width of the average pinky nail. At first it reminded me of the (non-engorged) ticks we used to get down here in the southern US. So it easily may have just been one and not a spider lol. But it moved faster than a tick but still not quick, per se.
My main concern is whether or not any known poisonous spiders (whether mature or newborn) match this description.
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As far as the backstory as to why I'm so concerned, I received a letter in the mail today. We live in a rural swampy kinda forest-y area, so these critters are no rare sight. I was fortunate enough to spot this critter through the transparent plastic portion of a letter I received. I'm somewhat of a politician we'll say and this letter was from an entity or an envoy of an entity where.. we are each concerned with each other's success, we'll say. Not always in the way you might think. Which leads to my second question. I know spiders lay eggs, and they are.. sticky?
B.) The second question is could a spider or other small insect's eggs be applied to stick inside a letter and have possible odds to survive when it reaches a recipient?
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I can appreciate a joke or a good non-lethal scare and/or "message" as well as the next guy. But I'm not the only one who lives here. I need to know if further action needs to be taken.
C.) Essentially are there any lethal, venomous spiders in Florida that can be so tiny at birth that match this description, particularly the Brown Recluse? (Again it was tiny, hardly bigger than a non-engorged tick but definitely resembled more of a spider.
Will post a few photos soon. My hope is though since the envelope was not open but not perfectly sealed either (one or more very small somewhat roundish openings from the side but along the perforations/seal so not clearly "ate through" on any solid face) perhaps one just snuck in and I'm letting paranoia get the best of me. Again, it's a woodsy area.
Thanks,
A.) The first question is a simple matter of identification. Which I'll explain shortly why it cannot be so easily done but by memory.
I observed a very tiny insect looking creature recently. It was light brown and just yeah tiny lol. Due to circumstances I was unable to count if it had 6 legs or 8, but I have reason to believe it did have more than 6. It was hardly half the width of the average pinky nail. At first it reminded me of the (non-engorged) ticks we used to get down here in the southern US. So it easily may have just been one and not a spider lol. But it moved faster than a tick but still not quick, per se.
My main concern is whether or not any known poisonous spiders (whether mature or newborn) match this description.
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As far as the backstory as to why I'm so concerned, I received a letter in the mail today. We live in a rural swampy kinda forest-y area, so these critters are no rare sight. I was fortunate enough to spot this critter through the transparent plastic portion of a letter I received. I'm somewhat of a politician we'll say and this letter was from an entity or an envoy of an entity where.. we are each concerned with each other's success, we'll say. Not always in the way you might think. Which leads to my second question. I know spiders lay eggs, and they are.. sticky?
B.) The second question is could a spider or other small insect's eggs be applied to stick inside a letter and have possible odds to survive when it reaches a recipient?
--
I can appreciate a joke or a good non-lethal scare and/or "message" as well as the next guy. But I'm not the only one who lives here. I need to know if further action needs to be taken.
C.) Essentially are there any lethal, venomous spiders in Florida that can be so tiny at birth that match this description, particularly the Brown Recluse? (Again it was tiny, hardly bigger than a non-engorged tick but definitely resembled more of a spider.
Will post a few photos soon. My hope is though since the envelope was not open but not perfectly sealed either (one or more very small somewhat roundish openings from the side but along the perforations/seal so not clearly "ate through" on any solid face) perhaps one just snuck in and I'm letting paranoia get the best of me. Again, it's a woodsy area.
Thanks,
(ie potentially dangerous spiders)
