money spider
Luck-bringing crawler
A money spider is a tiny spider, typically from the family Linyphiidae, believed in British folklore to bring good luck or financial fortune if it lands on you.
The superstition holds that letting one crawl across your hand—or even finding one in your hair—portends coming wealth: A money spider landed on my sleeve; maybe I should buy a lottery ticket.
Interwoven filament structure
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- spinneretSilk-producing appendage
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
cobweb · spinnerets · dragline · egg sac · spiderling · orb-weaver · arachnid · arthropod
Baseless belief in omens
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
- folk beliefTraditional unverified cultural notion
- charmAttractive personal quality
- omenProphetic indicator
tradition · British folklore · myth · legend · portent · sign · augury · blessing
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- weeExtremely small
- teenyVery small, informally
small · diminutive · barely visible · pinhead · speck · microscopic · itty-bitty · teensy
Wealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
- windfallUnanticipated lucky gain
riches · blessing · boon · abundance · lucky charm · good omen · serendipity · auspicious
web
Interwoven filament structure
ballooning · cobweb · spinnerets · dragline · egg sac · spiderling · orb-weaver · arachnid · arthropod · eight-legged
superstition
Baseless belief in omens
- old wives' taleUnfounded traditional belief
- folk beliefTraditional unverified cultural notion
- charmAttractive personal quality
omen · tradition · British folklore · myth · legend · portent · sign · augury · blessing · talisman
tiny
Extremely small in size
teeny · small · diminutive · barely visible · pinhead · speck · microscopic · itty-bitty · teensy · petite
fortune
Wealth or destiny
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- wealthAbundance of valuable resources
- good luckFavorable chance or fortune
windfall · riches · blessing · boon · abundance · lucky charm · good omen · serendipity · auspicious · charmed
- spidershuntsman, tarantula, web, tarantulas, black widows
- sheet weavers
money spidertarantula
Large hairy spider
huntsman spider · giant spider · bird-eating spider · camel spider · wolf spider
money spiderill omen
Sign predicting misfortune
broken mirror · bad omen · black cat · deathwatch beetle · banshee
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