AnthonyThe weather’s getting warmer so that means the little critters are coming out. I geared up my XH 1 with the battery grip, flash, and diffuser and went Easter egg hunting for <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/insects?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#insects</a> and <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/arachnids?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arachnids</a> I’m sorry Arachnophobes, they’re out in full swing now and I can’t pass up a shot. 😅<br>
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Susannah<p>Hunting spider on a rock face. New blog post: <a href="https://wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/2025/04/onin-rocks.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">wanderinweeta.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/04/onin-rocks.html</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/VancouverIsland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VancouverIsland</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spiders</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a></p>
Grooobv 🍉<p>It was a relatively nice day, so I went out to take some photos. Here are some bugs I found.<br>Not sure what the black fly is exactly, could be a mosquito, could be a kind of midge.</p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/mite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mite</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/diptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diptera</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/bugs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bugs</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a></p>
sohkamyung<p>Pseudoscorpions, maybe genus Paratemnoides, feeding on an ant that they had caught. Spotted at Thomson Nature Park, Singapore on 22 Dec 2024.</p><p>Pseudoscorpions are small arachnids with pincers that resemble scorpions (hence the name) and considered beneficial as they feed on ants, moths, booklice, mites, etc.</p><p>On iNaturalist [ <a href="https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255849595" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">inaturalist.org/observations/2</span><span class="invisible">55849595</span></a> ].</p><p><a href="https://photog.social/tags/iNaturalist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>iNaturalist</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Singapore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singapore</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Arachnida" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arachnida</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Pseudoscorpions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pseudoscorpions</span></a> <a href="https://photog.social/tags/Pseudoscorpiones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pseudoscorpiones</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New spider from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> just caught us:</p><p>Hippasosa yunnanensis</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E16D5C18-C352-5453-A176-46DB36DE9DCB" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/E16D5C1</span><span class="invisible">8-C352-5453-A176-46DB36DE9DCB</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.137240" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.1</span><span class="invisible">37240</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ZooKeys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZooKeys</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/HippasosaYunnanensis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HippasosaYunnanensis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a></p>
DanielTaylor<p>anyone know what kind of spider this is? <br>it's leg span is about 5cm across and body is 3cm long. I'm in France.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New spider from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> just caught us:</p><p>Aculithus languan</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/D8C1A8E3-45BB-552D-BB13-79D6866B2FC0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/D8C1A8E</span><span class="invisible">3-45BB-552D-BB13-79D6866B2FC0</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e153747" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.13.e153747</span><span class="invisible"></span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/BiodiversityDataJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BiodiversityDataJournal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AculithusLanguan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AculithusLanguan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a></p>
DaanGiant silk spider, Tanzania. I know that some of these spiders have tiny males. Not sure if the little ones are males or maybe parasitic spiders of a different species. <br>
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Eve :verified:<p><a href="https://swiss.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/natur" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>natur</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/insekten" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insekten</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Spinnentieren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Spinnentieren</span></a> <a href="https://swiss.social/tags/Arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arachnids</span></a> </p><p>Eine junge Spinne macht sich bei uns als Untermieter bequem - Mietfrei<br>A young spider makes itself at home as a lodger - rent-free</p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New water mite from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> just swam in:</p><p>Atractides cardiacus</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396422E-FFE2-FF89-FE29-871A827AF68C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/0396422</span><span class="invisible">E-FFE2-FF89-FE29-871A827AF68C</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2775" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2</span><span class="invisible">775</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ejtaxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ejtaxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/AtractidesCardiacus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AtractidesCardiacus</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/acarology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acarology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/acari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>acari</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/mites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mites</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/watermite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>watermite</span></a></p>
Tom<p>The bold jumper loves the bees.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/JumpingSpider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JumpingSpider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/April1" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>April1</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BoldJumper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoldJumper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhidippusAudax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhidippusAudax</span></a></p>
Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(30 Mar) Multiple species of ticks in the US can transmit red meat allergy, CDC reports reveal </p><p>A single bite from one of several tick species can trigger a months-long meat allergy. </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/68vbr" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/68vbr</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <br>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/dztHK" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/dztHK</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/ckax6" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/ckax6</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a></p>
neville park<p>I almost forgot it was <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/MiteMonday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MiteMonday</span></a>! From under one of my reliable dead logs just a few days ago, a mesostig with its prey, a tiny white springtail; a slug for scale; and a smaller, paler mesostig crossing paths with another springtail (which it did not try to eat). </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailyMitePic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyMitePic</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mitestodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mitestodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mites" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mites</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/springtails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>springtails</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Acari" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Acari</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Parasitiformes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parasitiformes</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Mesostigmata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Mesostigmata</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Collembola" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Collembola</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Poduromorpha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poduromorpha</span></a></p>
Janet Fraser<p>Another candidate for Invertebrate of the Year. A bit scary, but only if you're smaller than it is.</p><p>The fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) is a magnificent ambush predator: harmless to humans but lethal if you’re a pond skater, tadpole or even adult dragonfly.</p><p>And, while it was almost driven to extinction in Britain like every other slightly scary species, this brilliantly ingenious hunter has made a remarkable comeback.</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/invertibrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>invertibrates</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>spiders</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/30/vote-for-the-beast-that-may-be-as-ruthlessly-predatory-as-us-the-fen-raft-spider?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/30/vote-for-the-beast-that-may-be-as-ruthlessly-predatory-as-us-the-fen-raft-spider?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other</span></a></p>
Tom<p>A transfer of life.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bee</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/insects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>insects</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bees</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/March29" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>March29</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BoldJumper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BoldJumper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PhidippusAudax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PhidippusAudax</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New spider from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a> just caught our attention:</p><p>Indothele amboli</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087A3-FFEF-FF9A-D6C6-FC5D884FF832" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/03D087A</span><span class="invisible">3-FFEF-FF9A-D6C6-FC5D884FF832</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2827" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.981.2</span><span class="invisible">827</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ejtaxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ejtaxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/IndotheleAmboli" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndotheleAmboli</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/OA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OA</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/openaccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>openaccess</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a></p>
neville park<p>I did not expect to read the phrase "males have terminal nuptial gift sacs on their penises" today but here we are </p><p>A delightful paper comparing mating behaviour across _Leiobunum_ harvester species which have, or lack, nuptial gift-giving, out of Mercedes Burns' lab at the University of Maryland Baltimore County: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025.123150" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2025</span><span class="invisible">.123150</span></a> :cc_by: :cc_nc_us: :cc_nd: :OpenAccess: </p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Arachnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Arachnews</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Opiliones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Opiliones</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Sclerosomatidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Sclerosomatidae</span></a></p>
Enrique Gil Alcubilla<p>Detalle de la pequeña araña Thomisus onustus, araña cangrejo.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invertebrados" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrados</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>macro</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ara%C3%B1a" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>araña</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aracnidos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aracnidos</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturaleza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>naturaleza</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fotografia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fotografia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a></p>
Plazi Species<p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/NewSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewSpecies</span></a>!<br>New jumping spider from <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a>:</p><p>Zabka dianmian</p><p>Treatment: <a href="https://treatment.plazi.org/id/380287A8-FF8E-FF84-A5E2-607CFD908691" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">treatment.plazi.org/id/380287A</span><span class="invisible">8-FF8E-FF84-A5E2-607CFD908691</span></a><br>Publication: <a href="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.3.1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5538.</span><span class="invisible">3.1</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Zootaxa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zootaxa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ZabkaDianmian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ZabkaDianmian</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/FAIRdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FAIRdata</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/taxonomy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>taxonomy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/invertebrates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>invertebrates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/spider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/jumpingspider" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jumpingspider</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/jumper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jumper</span></a></p>
Tom<p>The other day when I finally got around to cleaning the computer out, and literally the cobwebs, I wondered to myself wtf spider is the one that always makes webs inside the case and is never seen. I think I might have found the subject. I just saw it crawling along but after taking the photos I noticed there was a random array of the fine webs on another loop of cable above this that look like what was inside.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiders</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/cobwebs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cobwebs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/USB8" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USB8</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CCBYNCND" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CCBYNCND</span></a></p>
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