Can you promote in r/spiders?
All things Arachnid: Articles, Photos, Videos, Questions and ID Requests are welcome here.
The short answer
Participate as a helpful community member (ID help, resources, respectful answers); if you mention your product/company do so sparingly and only after contributing useful non-promotional content.
What works here
- Answer ID requests with location-specific, evidence-based info
- Share articles, photos, videos, and identification resources
- Correct misinformation and cite reliable sources
What gets posts removed
- Making overt sales pitches, solicitations, or recruiting customers in replies
- Giving medical advice or diagnosing bites
- Posting promotional content without first contributing value and following any unwritten community norms
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditPublic description allows articles and resources
Sidebar/public description explicitly welcomes articles, photos, videos and ID requests, indicating content-sharing is on-topic but not addressing commercial posts.
Strict ban on medical advice and bite posts
Multiple rules forbid diagnosing bites and limit who may comment on medically significant species, so founders must not give medical recommendations or claim expertise unless qualified.
No misinformation rule
Requires that content be evidence-based and sourced from reliable references, which constrains promotional claims that lack scientific support.
Posting requirements for IDs
Requests must include geographic location; demonstrates community expectation for context and helpfulness rather than pitches.
No explicit vendor/self-promotion policy
Rules do not mention advertising, vendor participation, or promotional posts, so policy on founders is not specified.
Official rules of r/spiders
- 01Amateurs may not comment on medically significant spiders.
- 02No Misinformation
- 03No "Is this a spider bite?" posts.
- 04Include geographic location with ID requests.
- 05No "nopes" or "kill it with fire". (or other anti-spider comments)
- 06No anecdotal bite stories
- 07Be civil and respectful
- 08No memes except on Monday
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 24, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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