Spiders, spiders everywhere? Islanders are noticing more, and bigger, arachnids [Video]

Whether you love seeing them in and around your home or you jump on a chair at the sight of one, spiders appear to be prevalent on P.E.I. this year — and they also seem to be a lot bigger than usual. 

“The spiders are surviving, their lives continue. They’re a very successful species,” said Rosemary Curley, a retired biologist. 

Anecdotally — based on the dozens of social media posts from P.E.I. people seeking the internet’s help to identify a strange-looking arachnid — the eight-legged critters are indeed having a banner year on the Island. 

The website iNaturalist.org, where the public can record their nature observations, contains hundreds of photos of various spider species in the past few months alone. 

While it’s impossible to get a truly accurate leg count, Curley …