Spiders

[Bill W]

27 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

The government won't accept that as a legitimate reason when you're brought up on a Court-Martial.  I hope you're good at fabricating another excuse and can pull it off in a believable manner.  

[Mancunian]

4 hours ago, Bill W said:

The government won't accept that as a legitimate reason when you're brought up on a Court-Martial.  I hope you're good at fabricating another excuse and can pull it off in a believable manner.  

It may have only looked to be about 2cm in size, but it really was a huge tarantula! Honest!

[Bill W]

5 minutes ago, Mancunian said:

It may have only looked to be about 2cm in size, but it really was a huge tarantula! Honest!

Damn, I thought it was as large as the creature in the movie Alien!

[Mancunian]

1 minute ago, Bill W said:

Damn, I thought it was as large as the creature in the movie Alien!

It was a mutating alien tarantula, I'm sure of it.

[sandrewn]

Future space devices inspired by spider legs

Future space devices inspired by spider legs

 

 

 

[Bill W]

4 hours ago, sandrewn said:

Future space devices inspired by spider legs

Future space devices inspired by spider legs

I learned something about spiders, and It's nice to see they can inspire something other than nightmares.  

[sandrewn]

City spiders may spin low-vibe webs

Spider webs built on human-made materials have less background bounce than those built on trees and other natural surfaces, which might shrink the arachnid’s hunting success.

City spiders may spin low-vibe webs  

 

 

[Bill W]

54 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

City spiders may spin low-vibe webs

Spider webs built on human-made materials have less background bounce than those built on trees and other natural surfaces, which might shrink the arachnid’s hunting success.

City spiders may spin low-vibe webs  

 

I'm find it interesting to see how the spiders adapt to the various environments they live in.  

[sandrewn]

 

 

 

 

[Bill W]

1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

With all that green in this spider, I assume it must live in the jungle and this is to camouflage it. 

[sandrewn]

THE LAST VISIBLE DOG

Kate Steeds's blog of ideas, arty thoughts & art research.

THE LAST VISIBLE DOG: September 2011

 

 

 

[sandrewn]

Myrmarachne plantaleoides weaver ant mimic spider

 

 

(If all you see is a Title, it means I don't have any answers for you....yet!)

[Bill W]

1 minute ago, sandrewn said:

Myrmarachne plantaleoides weaver ant mimic spider

(If all you see is a Title, it means I don't have any answers for you....yet!)

It appears as if the fake neck and head of the ant its mimicking is sticking out of its mouth.  I wonder if it regurgitates it to deceive its prey. 

[sandrewn]

An Eight-Legged Beauty

Red-Legged Golden Orb-Web Spider / Seidenspinne (Nephila inaurata) Karongwe Bush Camp, Karongwe Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa HBW !

 

 

[Bill W]

19 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

An Eight-Legged Beauty

Red-Legged Golden Orb-Web Spider / Seidenspinne (Nephila inaurata) Karongwe Bush Camp, Karongwe Game Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa HBW !

I'm not sure what the white head and white designs on its body is for, if the red and black on its legs are to help it blend in with its environment.  It lives in South Africa, so maybe it's something to attract its prey instead. 

[TalonRider]

Reminds me of some of the ceremonial masks the natives use. 

[sandrewn]

 

Nope! Nope! Hell No! No Way!!

 

 

[Bill W]

46 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

 

Nope! Nope! Hell No! No Way!!

First of all, I'm wondering where they got this kid from and how they talked him into doing it.  Second, I'm worried about the spiders crawling into his mouth, nostrils, or ears, or even doing something to his eyes.  I hope those shorts are really tight and have not opeings for the spiders to crawl into, or he might have other problems as well.  

[Bill W]

Giant spiders could soon be parachuting into New York

https://www.aol.com/news/giant-spiders-could-soon-parachuting-114504700.html

[sandrewn]

Opiliones (Cosmetidae) II

Taken in Manaus, AM, 10 Aug 2012. Animal recorded at Porto Urucu, Coari, AM, Brazil. Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids commonly known as harvestmen. Although they belong to the class of arachnids, harvestmen are not spiders, which are of the order Araneae rather than the order Opiliones.

 

 

[Bill W]

23 minutes ago, sandrewn said:

Opiliones (Cosmetidae) II

Taken in Manaus, AM, 10 Aug 2012. Animal recorded at Porto Urucu, Coari, AM, Brazil. Opiliones (formerly Phalangida) are an order of arachnids commonly known as harvestmen. Although they belong to the class of arachnids, harvestmen are not spiders, which are of the order Araneae rather than the order Opiliones.

Since this spider is from Brazil, I'll say the yellow design on the spider's back looks like a mask that one of the native tribes might wear during one of their ceremonies.  

[TalonRider]

I wonder how long the kid had to lay there with the spiders to break the world record? 

[sandrewn]

Skitter, skitter!

This picture belongs to an article called, The Other Arachnids, I found it to be quite interesting.

Skitter, skitter!

 

 

[Bill W]

1 hour ago, sandrewn said:

Skitter, skitter!

This picture belongs to an article called, The Other Arachnids, I found it to be quite interesting.

Skitter, skitter!

Damn, that was a lot of interesting information and I didn't know that arachnids included such a large array of different members of the group.  Very interesting.

[sandrewn]

On 12/8/2023 at 5:13 AM, TalonRider said:

I wonder how long the kid had to lay there with the spiders to break the world record? 

First I would say, the boy is braver, because of his age and not having lived long enough to know better.

Now Mr . Tarantula, admittedly crazy, but not stupid by a long shot. He chose the Chilean Rose Tarantula for a very wise reason.

Chilean rose hair tarantula - Zoo Atlanta

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Most spiders on the body - Guinness World Records - YouTube