Thread about spiders (not for the arachnophobic!)

[farmerbarleymow]

Look at this magnificent beast.

One of UK’s largest and rarest spider species making a comeback, says RSPB

Marsh restorations allowed populations of fen raft spider, which can be up to 7cm long, to recover

www.theguardian.com

 

[farmerbarleymow]

This is a pretty spider.

 

[farmerbarleymow]

A new species of spider has been discovered in the English Midlands.

 

[blossie33]

Love this

Louise Bourgeois’s Maman in Ursula Hauser’s Palma de Mallorca living room, 2004

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Some lovely pictures of peacock spiders

Web designers: tiny ‘peacock spiders’ depicted in all their glory – in pictures

Artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso has helped create composite images of the Australian arachnids, showing their colourful patterns in incredible detail

www.theguardian.com

 

[tony.c]

Giant spiders the size of a hand released by UK zoo - now they are breeding faster than ever

Fen Raft Spiders actively hunt their prey instead of building webs to catch their next meal

www.uk.yahoo.com

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Just watched a great documentary about spiders - moochedit would absolutely love it.

The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) ⭐ 3.3 | Horror, Sci-Fi

1h 24m | A

www.imdb.com

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Behold the Megaspider - it can bite through human fingernails.

Gargantuan funnel web nicknamed ‘Megaspider’ donated to lifesaving program

The ‘unusually large’ and deadly spider’s fangs – so big they could bite through a human fingernail – will be milked for venom

www.theguardian.com

 

[tonysingh]

Behold the Megaspider - it can bite through human fingernails.

Gargantuan funnel web nicknamed ‘Megaspider’ donated to lifesaving program

The ‘unusually large’ and deadly spider’s fangs – so big they could bite through a human fingernail – will be milked for venom

www.theguardian.com

Straight on my chrimbobobs list that

 

[farmerbarleymow]

What could possibly go wrong?

Smuggler caught with hundreds of tarantulas strapped to body in Peru

A 28-year-old was man detained in Lima, accused of trying to transport endangered spiders, centipedes and ants from Peru to South Korea.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[moochedit]

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