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Pretty sure this is a flower spider. I’m wondering if it’s gravid. Was found in a sink trying to crawl out from the drain

I’m probably gonna keep it. It’s won my heart already. I’m on my fourth jumping spider (californicus juvenile/subadult possibly) and I just got my first tarantula not too long ago (Mexican red rump juvenile). I found this little speed racer on my counter in search of food. We live near silverwood and deep creek in SoCal Mojave Desert.

My jumper was actually in a similar predicament only it was found on top of a friend’s air fryer instead. My rule of thumb is if it’s outside admire it, maybe handle if it shows no stress or aggression, and then go your merry way. But if it’s in the house and it takes to food I usually keep it as a pet. This lil dude is like the size of a large thumbnail. I’m hoping it’s a juvenile so I can have it for at least six months but I’m not too sure the stage it’s at.

I knew a little bit about wolf spiders and was titter tottering on getting a velvet or wolf spider next for the collection and I guess God said here’s a wolf spider enjoy xD Obviously the enclosure is for sure temporary, lil dude will for sure need like a five gallon tank maybe something smaller not super sure yet. I need a little help with ID. It looks like a schizocosa but it also looks like it could be hogna.

I’ve been in the ABA field as a behavior tech since the spring of 2025. I’ve been working with kids preK to middle school since 2023. I’m still mind boggled by this whole insurance aspect of the job. They require you to have insurance and update them when the policy ends. Okay cool only… it’s not for the sake of our safety or following state law no no. I looked up that the main reason they do this is to reduce low in cooperate assets 🙃 Here’s what it says specifically “—these requirements are primarily a corporate risk management strategy designed to protect the company's financial assets from "vicarious liability" Source OlsenDuncan.com.

This is what mburse.com says “When an employer is held liable for an employee accident, it is called vicarious liability. Often the cause is an underinsured driver. Here's how it works.
Every insurance policy consists of a set of limits to how much the insurance company will pay out in the event of an accident. A 25/75/25 policy would cover the driver up to $25,000 per injured person, $75,000 in total injuries, and $25,000 in property damage. If an employee with 25/75/25 policy limits causes a total cost of $100,000 in injuries and $50,000 in property damage, then the company could be on the hook for $50,000.”

So it’s a whole lot of WE DONT WANNA PAY A BUNCH OUT OF POCKET IF YOU GET IN AN ACCIDENT SO WERE DEPENDENT ON YOUR INSURANCE TO COVER MOST OF THE COST!

Ridiculous… and admins and CEOs wanna sit there be confused like , “WhY dO wE hAvE a HiGh TuRnOvEr” Because you are barely paying over minimum wage, you barely reimburse for mileage and your companies hardly ever offer gas reimbursement, you want behavior techs to drive so far in between clients and from their own homes with little to no help from supervisors when sh!t hits the fan with a case, and when you do start working full time you STILL barely JUST barely have enough to cover your car insurance along with EVERYTHING ELSE. I worked for a company that expected you to buy materials on top of all this other nonsense.

It was always polished as an optional kind gesture you could do but it was heavily pressured to do so when materials could not be provided by the company or parents. Sorry for my rant. I’m just in the market for a new company and I’m still confused as to how they can keep acting dumb as to why they hardly ever have behavior techs stick around for more than three months to a year. I hate how some of these recruiters talk about their past behavior techs like, “Oh some people aren’t cut out for this line of work.” Or “Some people just don’t wanna work.” “We pay our techs well over minimum wage yet it’s still not enough.”

We 👏 Cannot 👏 Afford 👏 To 👏 Work 👏 For 👏 You 👏

It’s plain and simple. And if you do a poll in various cities and states many behavior techs will say the same on top of barely having support from management. It’s frustrating. I got into this field to helps the kids and adults with autism and other developmental conditions but I find myself being pushed further and further from ABA primarily due to this corporate nonsense! ABA shouldn’t be run like a business, it’s therapy services darn it. Stop treating your employees like they’re not worth the reimbursement, like they are replaceable and expendable and maybe just maybe they’ll stick around.

Edit: So just for clarification. Yes, insurance is still mandatory to pay no matter what job you have. I am aware of that but the state does not require you to pay full coverage. What I’m saying is these ABA companies I have experienced and other co workers have experienced require full coverage despite not providing enough hours or any sort of financial compensation to afford it. We don’t transport the clients for this company. If the client goes anywhere it’s in their vehicles with their parents or guardians. I have worked other jobs that only required reliable transportation, even caregiving positions where you would have to go to different clients and they did not require full coverage, only the state minimum requirement.