Spiders

[Bill W]

5 hours ago, sandrewn said:

 

 

we have had spider man and spider pig but now.. spider cat!

And they even have spider Halloween costumes for children, from infants on up. 

 

 

 

 

 

[sandrewn]

World's Longest-Lived Spider Died at the Ripe Old Age of 43

Researchers have confirmed that a trapdoor spider, Giaus villosus, from western Australia, survived to the age of 43.

 

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Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon

An unexpected rain of spiders led to a lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists.

Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon - The Atlantic

 

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[Bill W]

5 hours ago, sandrewn said:

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Clown spider?  This looks suspicious. 

 

Are they sure that's a clown hat on the spider and it doesn't just have an erection?  Maybe it's found some spider Viagra.  

 

 

Edited June 20, 2023 by Bill W

[Bill W]

2 hours ago, sandrewn said:

World's Longest-Lived Spider Died at the Ripe Old Age of 43

Researchers have confirmed that a trapdoor spider, Giaus villosus, from western Australia, survived to the age of 43.

 

Oh, great!  Do you mean they're actually paying someone to keep track of the spider's age?  And if they are, I'm sure they aren't just keeping track of this one spider's age.  With the millions, if not billions, of spiders in the world, how much are they paying to keep track of their ages?  

[Bill W]

2 hours ago, sandrewn said:

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Hmmm...

Tiny Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon

An unexpected rain of spiders led to a lovely Twitter geek-out between astronomers and arachnologists.

Jumping Spiders Can See the Moon - The Atlantic

 

How do they know this spider can see the moon?  Did they ask it?  And did it answer? 

[sandrewn]

ULTIMATE BATTLE - Spider Wasp Stings then chews legs off a large HUNTSMAN spider - YouTube

Spiders have problems too

 

 

 

 

 

Amen

 

 

[Bill W]

15 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Hmmm, is this what a spider looks like when its pregnant?

 

 

 

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Matching hat and handbag: Photographer captures incredible images of spiders modelling the latest in 'water wear'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Giant Black Spider..

 

 

 

 

 

Crazy shoes

 

 

[Bill W]

7 hours ago, sandrewn said:

I hope I never find this wandering around my house.  It looks large enough to fight back.  

 

 

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If you are a bug seeing this, you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, bye bye.

 

 

Female Peacock Spider And Her Baby

 

 

When you wish upon a star..........

 

 

 

[Bill W]

7 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

Looks like a skull.  Is this a pirate spider or did it go to Yale and join the Skull and Bones?

If you are a bug seeing this, you are in the wrong place at the wrong time, bye bye.

 

[Bill W]

11 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

Is that a UFO up there?  Maybe it has some juicy bugs for me to eat!

When you wish upon a star..........

 

[Bill W]

23 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

 

Is the spider's baby wearing a strange hat or does it have a ball it's playing with? 

Female Peacock Spider And Her Baby

 

 

[sandrewn]

Reflective Camouflage:

The Mirror Spider is Covered in Controllable Reflective Patches

 

 

 

Harvestman in Valdivian Rainforest - Chile

 

 

Anyone else thinking of Strawberry Shortcake?

 

 

 

[Bill W]

6 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Not only does it blink like a flashing traffic light that is also able to breathe, it either has its circulatory system on the outside of its body or it has a terrible case of varicose veins.  

 

 

[Bill W]

6 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Damn, this spider appears as if it might be an idol from a temple in India or somewhere in the far east, or someone wearing a very elaborate Mardi Gras costume. 

 

Harvestman in Valdivian Rainforest - Chile

 

 

[Bill W]

6 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Damn, I'm never going out to pick wild strawberries again, and I'm also going to be very careful when purchasing them in the grocery store.  

Anyone else thinking of Strawberry Shortcake?

 

 

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[Bill W]

1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

Now that spider has hutzpah.  

 

 

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Turtle Ant mimic Crab Spider, Aphantochilus rogersi, from Ecuador

 

 

 

 Cheliceriformes - Class Arachinida, Order Araneae (Gelanor sp),

adult female with FALSE eyes (yellow spots) in the abdomen. The four pairs of TRUE eyes are small and are found in the cephalothorax.

 

 

Camel Spider

 

 

[sandrewn]

Repeats Thursday

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Sorry, bad day)

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Repeats Friday ??

 

 

(Sorry, two bad days in a row)

 

It must be 'Happy Hour' somewhere out there.

 

[Bill W]

41 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

I used to want to visit Australia, but the more I hear about the animals and insects that live there, I'm happy to keep multiple oceans between us.  I just hope they don't learn how to swim or build boats.