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A pair of lovely spiders for you this evening. Ireland. (imgur.com)

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Both the same species (if I'm not badly mistaken). Both indoors within a foot of one another.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're Steatoda nobilis, Noble False Widows. Characteristic pattern is a bit hard to notice on the first one unless you look closely, but it's clear as day on the second spider.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Hate to break it to you, but those strongly resemble ticks, not spiders. Do you have any dogs or outdoor cats?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

No, and they're definitely not ticks. You're mistaking a (probably gravid) female spider for an engorged tick.