Spiders

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[Bill W]

8 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

Yeah, right.  

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This cool spider is one of the most beautiful spider that I found in Madagascar. Probably a Phrynarachne. (Serge Pasquasy)

 

 

[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

 

This cool spider is one of the most beautiful spider that I found in Madagascar. Probably a Phrynarachne. (Serge Pasquasy) 

Phrynarachne Is a genus of crab spiders with multiple species. 

• Phrynarachne bimaculata Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
• Phrynarachne brevis Tang & Li, 2010 – China
• Phrynarachne ceylonica (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1884) – India, Sri Lanka to China, Taiwan, Japan
• Phrynarachne cheesmanae (Berland, 1938) – Vanuatu
• Phrynarachne clavigera Simon, 1903 – Madagascar
• Phrynarachne coerulescens (Doleschall, 1859) – Java
• Phrynarachne cucullata Simon, 1886 – Cambodia, Vietnam, Moluccas
• Phrynarachne decipiens (Forbes, 1883) – Malaysia, Java, Sumatra
• Phrynarachne dissimilis (Doleschall, 1859) – Java
• Phrynarachne dreepy Lin & Li, 2022 – China
• Phrynarachne fatalis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1899 – Sri Lanka
• Phrynarachne gracilipes Pavesi, 1895 – Ethiopia
• Phrynarachne huangshanensis Li, Chen & Song, 1985 – China
• Phrynarachne jobiensis (Thorell, 1877) – New Guinea
• Phrynarachne kannegieteri Hasselt, 1893 – Sumatra
• Phrynarachne katoi Chikuni, 1955 – China, Korea, Japan
• Phrynarachne lancea Tang & Li, 2010 – China
• Phrynarachne mammillata Song, 1990 – China
• Phrynarachne marmorata Pocock, 1899 – Equatorial Guinea
• Phrynarachne melloleitaoi Lessert, 1933 – Angola
• Phrynarachne olivacea Jézéquel, 1964 – Ivory Coast
• Phrynarachne papulata Thorell, 1891 – Myanmar
• Phrynarachne papulata aspera Thorell, 1895 – Myanmar
• Phrynarachne peeliana (Stoliczka, 1869) – India
• Phrynarachne pusiola Simon, 1903 – Madagascar
• Phrynarachne rothschildi Pocock & Rothschild, 1903 – Sri Lanka
• Phrynarachne rubroperlata Simon, 1907 – West Africa
• Phrynarachne rugosa (Latreille, 1804) (type species) – West Africa, Malawi, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion
• Phrynarachne tuberculata Rainbow, 1899 – New Guinea
• Phrynarachne tuberosa (Blackwall, 1864) – India
• Phrynarachne tuberosula (Karsch, 1880) – West Africa
• Phrynarachne xuxiake Lin & Li, 2022 – China
• Phrynarachne yunhui Lin & Li, 2022 – Hainan
• Phrynarachne zhengzhongi Lin & Li, 2022 – China

[TalonRider]

My first thought when I saw the picture was of that of a pastry, before my brain kicked in. 

[Bill W]

6 minutes ago, TalonRider said:

My first thought when I saw the picture was of that of a pastry, before my brain kicked in. 

Yes, at first glance that spider does resemble an apple fritter.  🤪  At least until you see the little hairs at the bottom, and then you think someone dropped that apple fritter on the ground or the floor.  

Edited September 21, 2025 by Bill W
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2 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

I'm afraid it probably scared someone and got squished in a knee-jerk reaction. 

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[Bill W]

3 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

You posted this same cartoon on September 7, and as I stated before, putting an indoor spider outdoors isn't really doing it any favors.  They aren't really designed to live in that environment and will probably get eaten by some larger creature or just die because of their inability to survive in that environment.   

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19 hours ago, Bill W said:

You posted this same cartoon on September 7, and as I stated before, putting an indoor spider outdoors isn't really doing it any favors.  They aren't really designed to live in that environment and will probably get eaten by some larger creature or just die because of their inability to survive in that environment.   

To err is human, to forgive divine.

Sorry/thanks