#Tarantula Photography

[daughterofchaos]

The couple also had their cats names put on their gravestone. I'm glad they included Speedy.

[vyva-melinkolya]

Junior

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by Sergiy Barchuk

[robmacritchie]

Eating fried insects on Bangkok's Khao San Road

[blasteffect]

Tarantula Nebula !

This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of a star-forming region containing massive, young, blue stars in 30 Doradus, the Tarantula Nebula. Located within the Large Magellanic Cloud, this is one of the regions observed by a newly-completed survey named ULLYSES.

Some stars are so massive and so energetic that they’re a million times brighter than the Sun. This type of star dominated the early Universe, playing a key role in its development and evolution. The first of its kind are all gone now, but the modern Universe still forms stars of this type.

Image Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, Francesco Paresce (INAF-IASF Bologna), Robert O'Connell (UVA), SOC-WFC3, ESO

[jenfoundabug]

Yet again, it’s that special time of year - tarantula mating season in California 🎉! Tarantulas are normally nocturnal, but in autumn, males emerge during the day to look for a mate. It’s not uncommon to see them crossing the trail while hiking.

Despite their large size and appearance, tarantulas are actually very docile and would rather flee than attack. They’re also fragile, so picking them up is not recommended (except that one time I rescued one from the road and then it climbed up my arm lol…). You sometimes can get them to walk across your hand, which is a much safer option for the tarantula.

Pro tip if you’re in the Bay Area: a recent rainstorm and cool weather seem to vastly increase the chance of finding one. Grassy foothills with sparse trees and not a lot of people are the best.

Desert tarantula (Aphonopelma iodius)

Northern California, US

[maximura]

30 Doradus: The Tarantula Nebula | This space spider lies 160,000 light years away from Earth and is over 1000 light years in diameter. Original photography credit: superBIT/NASA.

[ratbugs]

B O O ! have some spooky critters to get into the spirit of the haloween season!

marbled orb weaver or pumpkin spider (Araneus marmoreus) photos by Will Thomas

ghost garden spider (Hibana gracilis) photos by Kim Fleming

pumpkin toadlet (Brachycephalus ephippium) photos by Edélcio Muscat

batwing coral crab (Carpilius corallinus) photos by Florent Charpin and Scott Jones

blue-fang skeleton tarantula (Ephebopus cyanognathus) photos by Hervé Galliffet

pumpkin patch tarantula (Hapolopus sp. Colombia) photos by Tempisch and Tarantula Collective

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credit/references (in order):

https://bugguide.net/node/view/589695

https://bugguide.net/node/view/717663/bgpage

https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalgeographic.com%2Fanimals%2Farticle%2Fnew-pumpkin-toadlet-species-found-glows-in-the-dark&t=ZDVhOTUwMTE4ZWQ2MmU0YzdhNjFjMWFjZjJlZmY2NGFjYzAxODJiZCw2MGU4ZjI5OWNjZTA3N2VlNDc1Y2JhOGNkYjUwODAzZDFlODAzNjFl&ts=1725731996

https://gizmodo.com/glowing-pumpkin-toadlet-cant-hear-its-own-tiny-scream-1846782367

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/409511

https://reefguide.org/carib/pixhtml/batwingcoralcrab2.html

https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/145399288

https://a-z-animals.com/animals/pumpkin-patch-tarantula/

https://www.thetarantulacollective.com/caresheets/hapolopus-sp-colombia

[spiderappreciation]

Freshly moulted lady 💕

[roadtrippinlilly]

Spooky Spider Time ! 😱

Source Me laf@ilyF 🥰

[marcoles]

METALLİCA TARANTULA nekadar evcil nekadar Cekici bide itici bulanlar var

[babybatstoybox]

Woodwick the Squishables spider ���

[vyva-melinkolya]

Arizona Blonde Tarantula (doesn’t have a name yet)

[sagealexander]

Fucking Young! July 2024 / Roman Stubrin

Photo: Lucas Ricci

https://www.instagram.com/_lucasricci_/

https://models.com/people/lucas-ricci

[axololtls]

[kas-e]

Grammostola rosea (Chilean Rose)

This is Lucifer, the most beautiful male Rose hair tarantula I've ever seen in my life. I was lucky enough to own this guy. This species is very common in the pet trade, arguably the most common, but to come across a male with this coloration is extremely rare.