im not usually too into this kind of thing - but i ran accross this guy underneath my house in the crawlspace. Ive been looking online for a long time- cant find anything at all resembling it. Dont know if its alive or dead either- i wasnt sticking around to find out. And i know the camera flash is reflecting of the body somewhat - but it really was bright bright white. and its very big too - id say the longest leg thats sticking out is about 2 inches long.
help IDing bright white spider
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Wow that looks very interesting. If you can, I'd catch it and take picture then, otherwise I really have no idea.
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Looks like either a moult or spider that's moulded over.
Can you get a clearer picture by chance?
Can you get a clearer picture by chance?
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I was thinking the mold thing at first, but then the legs really tricked me. Maybe it's a molded molt?
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I don't believe that is a live spider. I'd like to be proven wrong though, that'd be interesting.
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Awesome! The mold molds in the perfect places to make it look like another spider. Does anyone know if this is done to fool predators? Since the spider is resting from a molt, and the molt is much more visible and attractive I'd say it makes sense.