#arachnid pics

[helluvatimes]

Hungry Pseudoscorpions

Pseudoscorpions trying to move an incapacitated weaver ant into their dining room in a wetland reserve. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was actually captured in harsh sunlight and harsh shadows on ant and arachnids had need to be fixed in post; shadows were brightened, highlights were darkened and contrast was then tweaked.

[bugthingsdaily]

today's bug thing is this tarantula backpack!

[gray-warden]

I just realized I never posted photos of this really pretty harvestman i came across a while back. Note the green pedipalps and the dark and light spots on its back.

[onenicebugperday]

Pink feather boa millipede, Gosodesmus claremontus, Andrognathidae

Found primarily in California

Photos 1-3 by mhedin, 4 by kueda, 5 by merav, 6 by yetikat, 7-9 by chloe_and_trevor, and 10 (for scale) by biosam

[razehider]

after some leaf flipping and a lot of patience and slow movements i managed to convince this Icius to stop staring into space and stare at me instead. you really gotta go for the small victories with these things especially because they love hiding in trees

in these photos that i tentatively took from much further away while she was, you guessed it, still staring into space, you can also see a much bigger katydid looming in the distance like a kaiju

(August 27th, 2024)

[jenfoundabug]

lllllllllllllllllllllloooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg (This spider is very long, if you didn't notice.) I love the little feetsy sticking off to the side to monitor vibrations on its web.

Stretch spider (genus Tetragnatha) Northeastern Pennsylvania, US

[nailsandinspo]

[entomolog-t]

Wait did I miss the autograph session!? Aww damn :(

[brokenmusicboxwolfe]

[horsebeast]

come & see them

[somnambulant-seraphim]

A cool spider I found in the kitchen (released back outside of course), not sure what type. I love the pattern on their abdomen, so pretty!

If anyone has any identification to share, it would be much appreciated! <|:-)

[helluvatimes]

Pest Control Duty

A long-jawed orb weaver doing pest control duty in the Gardens by the Bay. Photo credit: Eleanor Chua.

This orb weaver apparently feeds on lacewings, millipedes, centipedes, mites and stoneflies beside others and thus makes for a good pest control technician.

The shot was taken over dark waters with the exposure biased 2-2/3 stops darker so that the spider won’t come out washed-out.

[yourmoodboards-areonfiirree]

Webby and Tinky moodboard with Goat and Spider plushie inspo!

rq'd by @agapayy!

(all images found on pinterest)

[th0tcrates]

Did you spot the tiny spider??

@onenicebugperday

[onenicebugperday]

Asian forest scorpion, Heterometrus silenus, Scorpionidae

Photo 1 by thepazzzzz, 2-3 by neymark, 4 by robin_noel, 5 (under UV light) by herpingvietnam, and 6-7 by chris_joldnall

[razehider]

i've posted adult Araniella individuals many times and will likely do so again but i can't pass up the opportunity to also post this comically small baby i found underneath an oak leaf that was, at most, five centimeters long (the same oak where i found this one, incidentally. she could be this thing's mom)

(September 18th, 2024)