Thread about spiders (not for the arachnophobic!)

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a beautiful spider - Harvestman (Heteronuncia robusta) - a glorious colour.

From https://twitter.com/gotlegsmacro

 

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[tonysingh]

I fancy one from these two.



A camel spider, technically a solfugid.

Or this, a very potent spider. Sicarius Terrosus

 

[planetgeli]

Bitten by a spider. Am I going to die?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Sure it was a spider and not some other critter?

Have you bought any bananas recently though?

 

[planetgeli]

Small spider.I haven't killed it.

But I am interrogating it.

 

[tonysingh]

Sure it was a spider and not some other critter?

Have you bought any bananas recently though?

If it was a wandering spider, planetgeli wouldn't be asking for opinions on Urban.

 

[Chilli.s]

Small spider.I haven't killed it.

But I am interrogating it.

Want a pic please

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Nice pic in the Guardian the other day

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Still alive planetgeli?

 

[planetgeli]

Still alive planetgeli?

Apparently

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Apparently

Hope the fang wounds feel OK this morning. Any troubling symptoms like being able to throw webs from your fingers?

 

[planetgeli]

Hope the fang wounds feel OK this morning. Any troubling symptoms like being able to throw webs from your fingers?

An inability to vicariously triumph in a penalty shoot out is all.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Interesting vid



moochedit

 

[farmerbarleymow]

If it was a wandering spider, planetgeli wouldn't be asking for opinions on Urban.

Probably because he'd be busy chasing it given it's name.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Nice spider with a suede abdomen.

From https://twitter.com/ChrisBuckland6

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A Paraphidippus female

From https://twitter.com/ThomasShahan

 

[farmerbarleymow]

 

[farmerbarleymow]

From https://twitter.com/TimothyJonas

 

[gentlegreen]

My stairwell segestria is still healthy.
I ought to make more of an effort with the camera lighting ...

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Spiders are ace.

Death disruptor: how an Australian funnel-web spider may help human hearts

University of Queensland researchers are investigating if protein in venom of Fraser Island spider can stop cardiac cells dying

www.theguardian.com

 

[tonysingh]

A lot of pet tarantulas end up being pet holes, they display their natural behaviour by hiding in burrows etc. Some are exceptions to this but it's common to have a T that hides away for months or even years. This girl in the photo is a poeclitheria rufliata and they're brazen as adults but shy as babies n juvies. Pamela is a juvie and I've not seen her in like 5 months.





She's at least doubled in size too. I get I sound odd but I'm buzzing now.

 

[tonysingh]

Very good chance I have one of these stunners in my near future. Even spider haters can see the beauty here right?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is pretty - a lynx spider

From https://twitter.com/ThomasShahan

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A nice-looking spider, something I'm sure moochedit would agree with. Lovely almost iridescent green on it's head and abdomen.

You can see it's fangs in this one

More lovely pictures at the link below

Golden Jumping Spider (Paraphidippus aurantius)

Golden Jumping Spider in July 2021 by Thomas Shahan. beautiful!

www.inaturalist.org

 

[tonysingh]

Pamela, from underneath.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Macracantha spiders shagging.

 

[moochedit]

Macracantha spiders shagging.

Pass the flamethrower now before they produce millions of offspring

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Pass the flamethrower now before they produce millions of offspring

Come on, we all know you'd love to have thousands of cute little spiderlings crawling all over your face.