#bolas spiders

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Fly-fishing is a popular passtime for everyone, from children to senior citizens to spiders. The bolas spider, also known as the angling spider or fishing spider, releases a scent that mimics that of female moths. When male moths investigate, the bolas spider captures it with a special silk thread with a sticky end, called a bolas.

(Image: A bolas spider (Mastophora cornigera) slinging a bolas by Peter J. Bryant)

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Bird dung spiders, Pasilobus sp, Araneidae

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[jadafitch]

Female bolas spiders mimic the sex-pheromones of moths, luring them close enough to snag with their fishing line. A sticky blob on the end of silk thread, rather than the traditional orb web.

[camping-with-monsters]

A couple misc spider son sketches

Trouble Seer now has a heart marking that probably glows/pulses when he. y’know. sees trouble.

[dinofur]

Oh this one's a little bit fucked up actually

[spiderlovergirl]

Here’s some I thought of:

The bolas spider “fishes” for moths by swinging around a strand of silk with a sticky substance at the end of it

The pinwheel spider escaped from predators in its desert habitat by pulling in its legs and rolling down sand dunes

Ogre-faced spiders catch insects by making a net of silk and hanging upside down until an insect walks by, at which point it drops down and snatches the insect up in the net

Jumping spiders have the best eyesight of all spiders. They might also have greater intelligence, and I heard on a show that they can dream, but I don’t know for sure if that part is true

All spiders taste with their feet

Can’t think of anything else right now but maybe I’ll add later idk.

I don’t even know if you still need or want this info but I’m reblogging anyways.

spider nerds what are some spiders with unique abilities 👉🏼👈🏼

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📰Khawla's Family Campaign Update: 34📰

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Entry #434: Marvel’s Spider-Man

Media: video game

Character: Spider-Man

Type of restraints: bola

Location: Vulture and Electro boss fight

I really love bolas, even though I know that’s probably not a popular opinion. It’s just cool to have bondage essentially turned into a weapon. When it’s done well, it’s some really great stuff.

At the lead-up to the Vulture and Electro boss fight in this game, Vulture ambushes Spider-Man with a bola. The restraint is nice, with his arms pinned against his back instead of his sides. It’s not long, but I still like it.

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Khawla's Family Campaign Update: 11

We got 1 donation early today but none so far after that! no new donations in 14 hours!

Help me reach the short term goal of $1,000 [or more] before the end of this week. the campaign was officially live on August 13th and and it's been 12 days and only 11 donations to it's name.

please if you're reading this, donating even just $5 or $10 can mean the world to me, and Khawla's Family.

Please. help me share a little bit of hope?

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[bogleech]

Could I mayhaps know what's the name of that arachnid field guide you have 0//0 it looks really pretty and I have. A thirst for all arachnid related field guides and biology books, love those critters

The Golden Guide to Spiders and their Kin! There were lots of them, originally made in the 60's or 70's I believe, and they used to still be so common when I was a kid - still in print, and sold for just a couple dollars everywhere - I thought everybody had a few! But now they seem to be forgotten.

I had the spiders one, insects one and "seashores" one (mantis shrimps and nudibranchs!!) before I could even read, just looking at the pictures all day. As I learned to read they were how I learned concepts of taxonomy and ecology, why I knew what a "parasitoid" was in first grade and I'd talk constantly about insects that aren't really RARE, but culturally most people never heard about. These books made things like velvet ants, bolas spiders and hairy millipedes seem to me like knowledge as ordinary as dogs and cats.

That "pests of animals" page in particular is why I knew there were wingless parasitic flies, and I thought that was so cool, I was obsessed with "SHEEP KED" for my entire childhood. This bug that nobody ever heard of when I mentioned it, but was at one time deemed worthy of inclusion in an everyday field guide. And they include "duck louse" as an animal pest you're expected to encounter. Sheep and duck parasites?!.....Oh, right! When these books first published, it was still commonplace for almost everyone to have experience with farm animals. Most people at least had grandparents or aunts and uncles with a farm they might visit and help out on. Of course they would encounter sheep and duck parasites. I think they still publish these, actually, I'm sure I still saw them in Barnes and Noble only a few years ago, but it's remarkable what a different America they were made under. My old copy even recommended DDT to control bed bugs....they did eventually edit that out in newer editions.

Some of their attitudes may be outdated here and there, and they're only intended for North American wildlife, but I think the golden guides might still be perfect introductions to their topics for anyone, anywhere of any age really?? They're such well-balanced overviews so densely packed with just the most essential information about each organism.

....Did people really ever just call tree frogs "hylas?!" It's one of their genus names, but was it also used as a common name anywhere? That's a cute idea. Maybe it was, briefly, so at some point to someone there was a concept of Frog, Toad, and Hyla?

[onenicebugperday]

Magnificent bolas spider, Ordgarius magnificus, Araneidae

Found in southeastern Australia

Photos 1-2 by doggy48, 3-4 by michaeldoe, 5-7 by nicklambert, 8 (for scale) by rhett_dodd, and 9 (egg sacs) by imcmaster

[thebadgerclan]

Worst Fear

Pairing: Aleksander Morozova x reader

Requested by Anonymous

Summary: His worst fear is realized...

Aleksander was a difficult man to rattle.  Many thought that the Black General was fearless, having seen how he rode into battle, how he eviscerated his enemies, how cold and ruthless he was.  And it was partly true, not much frightened Aleksander, certainly nothing so trivial as the dark or heights or spiders.  But he had one fear, one that kept him up at night, one that would pull him from sleep in a cold sweat.

Losing you, watching you die, your mortality.  That was what terrified Aleksander, the mere thought of losing you.  He had his most skilled oprichniki guarding you, he’d taught you in self defense himself, and you were one of his most powerful Y/G/T.  Even so, he worried.  Especially here, close to the Fjerdan border, Aleksander obsessed over your safety, ensuring your full guard surrounded you, even when you were at his side.

But even Aleksander’s best efforts couldn’t predict a drüskelle attack.  Seven of the Fjerdan mercenaries had snuck up on their camp, attempting to kidnap three of their soldiers.  It quickly became an ugly fight, Inferni flame shooting through the air alongside bullets and bolas.  Your guards had dispersed to aid in the fighting, knowing it was pointless to try to protect you in a situation like this.  Aleksander stuck close to you, flinging out tendrils of shadow to incapacitate the drüskelle.  He would deal with them later, properly.

You fought fiercely, but when you disappeared from his periphery, Aleksander panicked.  “Y/N?” he called, searching the field.  “Y/N!”  His Grisha were fighting well, five of the seven drüskelle having been felled.  Aleksander whirled around, eyes wide, and when he saw you, the breath left his lungs.  You were lying on the ground, your face pale.  There was a bullet resting just over your heart–stopped by your kefta, likely to only leave a bruise–struggling to breathe.

The shot had thrown you to the ground and knocked the wind out of you, but you were alive.  Your kefta had done its job; you’d likely be sore for a while, but you were alive.  Aleksander, though, was looking at you like you’d truly been shot.  “Y/N!”  He knelt at your side, cupping your face.  “Saints, Y/N, you’re alright.  You’re just fine.”  You nodded, wheezing in a breath.  That was the worst of it: not being able to take a complete breath.  It was something you’d just have to wait out until your muscles relaxed.

Aleksander scanned your body, seeing the bullet crumples up, still lodged in your kefta.  He brushed it away, scrutinizing the fabric beneath.  It was a bit singed, definitely in need of a wash, but it was intact.  After a few moments, you managed to take a deep breath, something that made Aleksander’s shoulders relax.  “I’m okay,” you said, and he nodded, pulling you to sit up, then to stand a moment later.

The remaining drüskelle had been either restrained or killed, and Aleksander surveyed the field, silently counting his soldiers.  Everyone was standing, everyone was fine.  Except you, his mind supplied.  You’d been shot.  During your time in the Second Army, you’d been in your fair share of danger; being shot at by a drüskelle was no exception.  It had been a little frightening, yes, but you were alive.

“I’m not scared,” you said, looking at Aleksander.  “But if you are, you can hold my hand.”  You said it to try to lighten the mood, to maybe get a smile out of him.  You hadn’t expected Aleksander to grasp your hand and squeeze, for him to press kisses to your knuckles, for him to draw you into his arms and clutch you to him, arms like vices.  “Sasha,” you breathed, but he didn’t respond, only holding you closer.

After several minutes, he loosened his hold, tipping your chin up so he could look at you.  “I almost lost you,” Aleksander said, and you saw the fear, the sadness, the desperation on his face.”  “I…you got shot, Y/N, and I didn’t stop it.”  You shook your head, taking his hands in yours.  “You didn’t lose me,” you said, thumb running over his knuckles.  “I’m alive, Aleksander, I’m just fine.”

“I saw you get shot,” he said, and his gaze was elsewhere, staring off into space.  You tugged on his hands, leading him back to your tent.  You unfastened your kefta, seeing that the shirt beneath it was pristine, no blood, no wound, no tear in the fabric.  You shifted your shirt from your shoulder, seeing the skin beneath was reddened and blooming a bruise, but intact.  You guided Aleksander’s hand to rest atop that patch of skin, where he could feel your heart thrumming under your ribs.

“I am alive, Aleksander,” you said.  “I am fine, my love.”  Aleksander’s shoulders shuddered, and you realized he was crying.  “I watched my worst fear play out today,” he said.  “My greatest fear, Y/N, is losing you.  And when I saw you on the ground with a bullet on your chest…I thought…”  “Shh,” you soothed, going on your tiptoes and kissing him.  “I am alive, Aleksander, I’m here.  I’ll be sore for a while, I might bruise, but nothing more.  I’m sorry I scared you, my love, but I’m just fine.”

He pulled you into his arms again, tucking your head beneath his chin.  “I love you so much, Y/N,” Aleksander said.  “I don’t know what I’d do without you.”  “Well, you’ll never have to find out,” you said, resting your head on his shoulder.  The image of you being shot would haunt Aleksander’s dreams for the rest of his life, no doubt.  But having you by his side when he woke would help to erase those images.

[apsciencebydan]

It's really amazing how such tiny things can have an outsized impact on my mental health. Today it was my 1st sighting of a male phoroncidia americana, spooding around atop a metal fence post. These are sort of like theridiidae's version of a bolas spider, both in appearance and hunting method*.

*Oh yeah, that hunting method! In 2022 I found a female and got to see how they catch snacks. They make a single strand of silk lined with sticky silk balls which feature moth pheromones to attract their prey. Bolas spiders also use a moth pheromones and a sticky ball of silk to catch their prey.

[markrosewater]

Some Magic-inspired stories, all about bonding with my son, who is now 7-and-a-half: I don’t remember what I did first to get him interested in Magic, but it was probably playing with my friend Max, who taught me and my now-wife how to play - but I know Duels of the Planeswalkers on Xbox 360 helped get my son into the game with the effects and music but especially archenemy variant and a Nicol Bolas final match.

In the years since then, he and I occasionally get to talking about his favorite creature types and characters, and after quite some time, we have slowly narrowed down his choices to 4: Spiders, Zombies with Liliana, Nicol Bolas, and Niv-Mizzet. Not surprisingly, two of Magic’s most common dragons in that list. I don’t know what it is with dragons but I’m glad WotC had realized their appeal so they’re prominently there for my son to enjoy, and with quite a few options so he may get a Nicol Bols dragon deck that’s much different than any dragon deck I have tried to make myself

Thanks to War of the Spark, I finally created a Horde Magic deck and he loved hearing about the storyline of Amonkhet and Hour of Devastation leading up to the actual WAR set, as I explained those stories using key cards before we started the game, to establish the setting. Coincidentally, it was my son with his Gideon that ultimately dealt the final blow - no need to sacrifice himself the way it played out in our match! My son will still reference this game and it’s nearly been a year.

Also since that time I learned that the classic Planeswalker webcomics had been bundled as graphic novels, so I got those and our nighttime routine for a bit was to read about Garruk’s corruption by Liliana and that build up to Rise of the Eldrazi and Mirrodin Besieged; coincidentally we finished as March of the Machine previews were going on, and my villain-loving son is now waiting for me to build a Phyrexian horde so he can battle Elesh Norn. We look forward to many more years with the game, and especially learning what comes next for some of our favorite still-active villains: Ashiok, Oko, and Tezzeret!

Thanks for sharing.

[melodyfsoul1]

Also I completely forgot to post these here, but I made more Gas Mask Designs for some of the new 🔴 BOLAS ROJAS 🔴 Members

(I know there are more old and new members, but these were the ones I already had Gas Mask Design ideas for)

For Etoiles I went with a futuristic design with a big visor so his field of vision wouldnt be affected when he's doing pvp

Mouse's Design was inspired by a oni mask, its also shaped in a way so it doesnt bother her horns

Roier's Mask is spider themed with the Visor being split up to resemble spider eyes

And Rubius' Mask is meant to look like a bear in reference to his MC Skin :D