ANSWERED: Spiders in US motel rooms, present day

[niki_chidon]

Okay, this might sound like an easy question to answer but... I can't google it. Apparently my arachnophobia extends to pictures of spiders. (Learning this was... not pleasant

Comments

[irish_horse]

In the Midwest, the most likely spider will be a Daddy Long Legs or a wolf spider.

[anthylorrel]

Where I come from a daddy longlegs refers to Opiliones which are arachnids, but aren't actually spiders. I've heard it can also refer to cellar spiders, which are actually spiders though so it could be a bit vague using that term.

Wolf spiders are scary as shit.

[irish_horse]

I had no idea that daddy longlegs weren't really spiders. You learn something new every day!

[anthylorrel]

No worries! A lot of people think they are spiders.

[reapermum]

And in the UK Daddy Long Legs aren't even arachnids, they're Crane Flies.

[anthylorrel]

Oh yes! I forgot about those!

[niki_chidon]

I've always found "daddy long legs" a horrible name to give them... it's such a cutesy name for such a horrible creature - spider or not, definitely falls under my arachnofobia...