The Galaxus community shows off its creepiest spiders

Darina Schweizer

31/10/2024

Translation: machine translated

No elaborate decoration is necessary for a haunted house for Halloween. This is proven by the spiders that have haunted the living rooms of our Galaxus community.

I asked for it. In a recent article, I asked the Galaxus community to send me photos of their creepiest spider encounters

Many users didn't need to be told twice. Eight-legged friends in all shapes, colours and sizes have turned my inbox into a chamber of horrors. Just in time for Halloween, I'm sharing the scariest and most fascinating spiders here - arachnophobes may forgive me.

Cellar of horrors

Let's start with this creepy basement find from a reader. The markings on the animal's back suggest that it's a house angle spider.

Let's stay within the dark walls. This specimen looks suspiciously like a Nosferatu spider with its skull-like markings.

Ominous nights

Now nightmares are coming true. This eight-centimetre spider has ventured into a reader's bedroom. It's hard to tell which species it is from the photo. But with this sight, you might not want to look any closer.

This specimen spent a night in the bedroom of a reader who was on holiday in Lower Austria. The body pattern is strongly reminiscent of a cross spider.

One reader fell into the trap of this eight-legged creature. What caused the bigger scare - the spider (presumably a Nosferatu) or the payment slip - remains unknown.

This spider was less fortunate. The reader suspects that the eight-legged creature was taking a nap in her trousers. When she put them on, she felt a sting and squeezed the fabric. The result: a slimy stain under the back pocket. It is no longer possible to tell which spider it was. In any case, the bite looked like a horsefly sting and hurt for about half an hour, said the user.

Now it's getting really fat

Take a deep breath. Finally, here are the most impressive examples that users have sent me. One reader sent me a double pack of spiders: the first could be a Nosferatu spider, the second a garden cross spider. At least the two eight-legged creatures stayed outside.

This Nosferatu spider snuggled up under a reader's hot tub cover. No wonder he had a huge fright when he opened it.

Another reader was left breathless when he discovered this specimen (presumably a Nosferatu spider) in his motorbike helmet.

And finally, thanks to the users who tried to scare me by sending me fake spiders. The attempt was definitely a success.

Darina Schweizer

Senior Editor

Darina.Schweizer@digitecgalaxus.ch

I love anything with four legs or roots - especially my shelter cats Jasper and Joy and my collection of succulents. My favourite things to do are stalking around with police dogs and cat coiffeurs on reportages or letting sensitive stories flourish in garden brockis and Japanese gardens. more

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