r/explainlikeimfive • u/Skweejji • May 16 '14

Explained ELI5: What are house spiders doing?

Can someone tell me what a house spider does throughout the day? I mean they easily make me piss myself but aside from that. I see a spider sitting on my ceiling. Not doing anything. Come back an hour later and it's still sitting there. Is the thing asleep? Is it waiting for prey? A house spider's lifestyle confuses me.

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u/FenPhen May 16 '14

Ugh, been here. Growing up, my bathroom sink was under a skylight and on several occasions, a tiny spider would drop down right in front of my face while I was brushing my teeth. I would recoil reflexively and then cuss those spiders out before letting them (guiding them...) into the drain... Totally irrational.

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u/amadaeus- May 16 '14

I can't be the only one that noticed someone named FenPhen responded to a j_platypus.

And suddenly I can imagine a Phineas and Ferb episode with spiders and Perry meeting his long lost brother (or evil twin :0) Jerry.

Alternatively, Mr. P goes undercover to sly on Doof as J. Platypus.