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phrasing of this is taking me out
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I know you're more of a boney animal blog, but could you pls let folks know about these poor Australian peacock spiders? In 2 months, the only place they live is due to be bulldozed in favor of urban crawl. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/peacock-spiders-dance-for-their-lives-as-perth-sprawl-threat-looms-20240808-p5k0qa.html
Oh no! Everyone have a look...
Peacock spiders dance for their lives as Perth sprawl threat looms (watoday.com.au)
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What if we were both m. balfouri and we were both girls and we also shared our burrow together
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Kicking off this blog with the T featured in my profile picture!
P. sp. Rufus
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Spiders have different body language depending on species but one behavior is almost universal: the stress curl aka "I'm scared, please don't hurt me"
If the spider's legs are tucked up so tight you can't see the femurs (and it's not one of the few species who prefers resting in that posture), you can be pretty sure the spider thinks it's in mortal danger.
Here's how these spiders look when they feel safe:
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having a bathroom spider is so beautiful. like yes this is my friend Advil Two hes grown to the size of a crumb and he caught an ant today
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Thomisidae, Epicadus heterogaster by Henrique Cafundó
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Green-banded Urania Moth (Urania leilus), family Uraniidae, found in South America and the Caribbean
Diurnal Moth
photograph by butterflyrealm
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Metallic pink-toed tarantula (Avicularia metallica) By: W. A. Tomey From: A Practical Guide to Exotic Pets 1994
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Patty the not-so-bitsy spider climbs up the waterspout
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