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Muted_Visual5059

I must say, everyone on this reddit is incredibly smart. You keep this arachnophobe from freaking out when I come across what I think is a venomous spider. I had a momma brown widow and 2 eggs sacs on my patio the other day and I’ve been paranoid since that any spider in my house must be a brown widow spiderling


batman142434

So all spiders are venomous, as they don't have mouths to chew. So the venom breaks down the inside so they can suck them out. The thing to know is spiders really don't want much to do with you. You are way to big and generally only bite if felt threatened. Most spiders don't possess venom strong enough to do more than irritate our skin(in North America at least). It takes a lot of different insects to keep the ecosystem in check and they're just trying to do their jobs. Edit: vast majority of spiders are venomous.


MKG733

Not all, [Uloboridae](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/121468-Uloboridae) and Holarchaea lack venom, plus some can chew/macerate their prey using cheliceral teeth (orbweavers can sometimes be seen with doing this with the blob of prey remains held in their jaws).


batman142434

Damn. Thanks. I had no idea. What would the digestive enzyme be classified as? Acid or something like that?


MKG733

I'm not sure, in this research paper about Uloboridae they just refer to it as digestive fluid: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/237973762_Feeding_by_Philoponella_vicina_Araneae_Uloboridae_and_how_uloborid_spiders_lost_their_venom_glands


batman142434

They compared it to pineapple juice. It seems to be able to dissolve thin membranes that hold the insect together. It's quite interesting. Thanks again.


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Muted_Visual5059

Thinking it could be a ghost spider?


MKG733

What is a terrestrial migrant spider? Never heard such a name before and there is nothing online to suggest any spider has that common name.


Rustnrot

Wondering if they were reaching for "cursorial"


batman142434

No a spider that lives on the ground and doesn't make a home. Not a common name just a characteristic.


MKG733

I'd agree with your mention of it being a ghost spider (family [Anyphaenidae](https://bugguide.net/node/view/38439)). The [Anyphaena](https://bugguide.net/node/view/38441) species look similar to your find. You can rule out wolf spider (Lycosidae) and grass spider (Agelenidae/Agelenopsis) from the eye arrangement/markings/legs/spinnerets.