#old world spiders

[ljsbugblog]

I've saved the best creature for last (from this particular trip anyway). this gorgeous man is some kind of Wishbone spider, a family of Mygalomorphs found exclusively in Australia, distinguished by their particularly large fangs and 'Y' shaped burrow.

For context, his body length was about 2-3cm (I really need to carry a ruler with me so I can be more accurate).

His silvery-black colouring was stunning, as were the large 'spurs' on his forelegs (somewhat visible in the top photo).

We found this male under our tent as we were packing it away, he would have been travelling in search of a female's burrow the night before.

Unknown Wishbone spider, male (genus Aname).

[hemlock-dreams]

Fun fact when Peter was yeeted into this new world, he had to deal with some odd changes: like green money, different slang and the home button on the bottom for the Starkphones.

In fact Wade would catch him with the phone upside down a few times, which made him wonder...

[portwinestains]

missing them so bad actually omg.........

[rexlottie]

erm.  what the shock

[thedreamingpiscesfangirl42]

Headcanon that Zestial is very, very, VERY attached to both cloak and top hat. Whereas on the rare occasions he will remove his cloak while at the Carmine residence, his hat is firmly attached to his head at all times. It would be a full on fight trying to get the thing off his head, and another to keep it away from him 😂 Not even Carmilla has seen his unhatted head.

[bigfatbimbo]

So most people would know me from the era on tumblr where hazbin hotel was trending, or for my Mr. Puzzles work, but to put it simply, my x reader fanfiction. I went on hiatus around late june, early july (ish?) and then mid july deactivated my account.

I wouldn’t have made a post about it if not for all of my almost 5,000 followers who I totally disappeared on without any explanation. I know my work meant a lot to some people, and even if I grew to dislike it myself, I shouldn’t have just deleted it all.

To keep it vague, i’ve had a really hard time lately, I got really paranoid and kinda freaked out, ended up deleting my account without much thought - not my best choice. Juggling my mental illness got really hard, and the safest option in my head at the time was disappearing like… everywhere.

Honestly, not expecting much of a reaction to this post, but if anyone’s looking for me I thought I could say something. Thinking about opening requests again if you guys are willing to have me back, in the light of the new umbrella academy season and the second coming of the gravity falls fandom.

In summary, stay classy sandiago.

[flowery-king]

I got invited to my friend's minecraft server pff

[dravencroft]

Grandmother Esther, my friend's latest Vampire: the Masquerade character for a one-shot session we played a couple of days ago. She is just a sweet, quiet blind old lady who speaks with ghosts and... eats flesh.

[cyanocoraxx]

your centipedes are so cool, ive been wondering about how to start! do you have any resources/tips?

of course! bear with me here because there's a lot to go through

if you're going all out and want to get it perfect, you need: a plastic tub with a locking lid (ideally), a drill for making ventilation holes, tongs for feeding/maintenance, a water bowl, peat or topsoil, sand, gravel, and some bark for hides and decoration.

-- SPECIES --

"beginner" species: scolopendra polymorpha (#1 recommendation), scolopendra cingulata, scolopendra morsitans & ethmostigmus trigonpododus. these guys are relatively inexpensive, usually pretty docile, easy to care for, easy to find & have milder venom than the larger species! however, you can obviously keep any species you want and it's your choice. just do plenty of research first. as cute as they are, many of the other species are extremely venomous and lightning-fast and deserve respect. it won't help either of you if you buy a pede that terrifies you to care for. ):

⚠︎ venom ⚠︎: several scolopendra species are extremely venomous, including subspinipes, sp. malaysian tiger, and dehaani. and you do decide to go for one of the spicier land dragons you need to fully understand the responsibility it entails. an escaped centipede can harm not just you, but your other pets and family members. you need to be sure you can handle the risk not just to yourself but others. please thoroughly research bite reports of the species you're looking for before buying so you know what you're getting in to. <3 also invest in some tongs for general maintenance. don't go putting your hands in willy nilly or you get the bitey witey ....

-- SETUP --

enclosure: expect a true escape artist. centipedes cannot climb smooth surfaces like glass or plastic but they CAN push themselves up against the surface to their fully stretched body length and if they can reach the lid it's game over. they can also grip on to ventilation holes and push off of enclosure decor. you would need a plastic enclosure that is taller than your pede and substrate combined. i currently use these tubs for my larger pedes as they have locking lids with very small gaps around the edges.

above are my setups for astraeus and choso! they have ventilation around all sides. i also have velcro straps securing the lids as double protection just because I got paranoid when I first put them in their new enclosures, but now I keep them on anyway because I feel better that way sbdhnfjm

ventilation: cross-ventilation is ESSENTIAL. there's a lot of misinfo online about this. a centipede needs ample ventilation at the bottom of their enclosure on all sides to prevent stagnant air and gas buildup so you would need to drill a few rows of ventilation holes. also make sure they're not big enough for a smaller pede to squeeze out of, because they can and will if they can fit!

⚠︎ MYCOSIS ⚠︎ is a thing. it's essentially a fungal infection that centipedes can get in damp, stagnant conditions, and it starts out as black spots typically on the legs and antennae. keeping a pede too wet with little or no ventilation just spells out disaster. don't be tempted to over-spray a pede's enclosure. if a pede does get mycosis, it can molt of out it if its enclosure is allowed to dry out more.

HOWEVER! the more ventilation you add and the less you spray, the higher the risk of desiccation (drying out). this is where it gets a little tricky. there needs to be a balance between the setup being too wet and too dry. best way to combat this is to keep one side damp and the other dry whilst providing a water dish. this way the pede can choose if it wants to be damp or dry.

above is astraeus modelling the substrate in their enclosure. they have a mix of sedge peat, desert sand, and gravel. they're leaned up against their fav piece of cork bark here too, where they spend the entire day before coming out at night.

substrate: this depends on the species you pick, but most pedes do well on a mixture of peat/topsoil and sand. mix gravel in as well as they like to move it around. the internet says to use coco fiber. DON'T!!!! pedes ingest some substrate when they eat their food and the fibers from coco coir will cause impaction and death.

-- DIET --

food: live prey includes gut-loaded crickets, locusts, superworms, and roaches. centipedes reach their maximum sizes most often when fed a varied diet. you can include raw meats (no fat!), shrimp, low-copper cat food and even fruits from time to time. most pedes aren't too picky and will eat whatever they can get their forcipules in to :P akaza above eating a prawn for tax/proof!

centipedes are opportunistic. they can eat large prey items and then go a long time without eating. every week is fine for an adult.

be sure to remove uneaten food to prevent the build up of gases and bacteria. springtails in the enclosure can help to minimize waste that is missed.

i think that covers it. maybe. i hope ASDFG

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mix of peat/topsoil and sand

no coco fiber.

one side damp one side dry

water dish

wood for hides/decoration

tongs for feeding/maintenance

varied diet

cross-ventilation

most importantly, have fun. <3

(p.s. big thank you to the people of the chipotle centipede server for all their help and info as well, without them I wouldn't know half of this.)

[jason-todds-coffin]

Prompt

When Jason dies he isn’t expecting to wake up again especially not as a baby but weird things happen all the time and he can’t help but enjoy the love he gets from his new parents. Fast forward to when he’s 6 years old and his parents drop him off at his aunt and uncle’s house because they are going on a trip. His stay at his aunt and uncle’s house becomes permanent when his parents die in a plane crash. Now he’s 15 years old and just got bitten by a spider which gave him superpowers.

Jason is reincarnated as Peter Parker which changes everything and nothing.

[hemlock-dreams]

Oooo possessive wade is delicious. Any more? Can't get enough

Peter's attention belongs to Wade, whether Peter likes it or not.

[jazzums]

gotta be fans out there of usm jameson/ben parker

shocked and appalled

[be-the-glenn-to-my-maggie]

A Moment at Awa’atlu in a Pleasant Future Between Sully SiblingsTM Lo'ak, Spider, and Kiri:

Kiri, kindly: Lo’ak, Tsireya obviously likes you.

Spider: Bro, she asked you on a date.

Lo’ak: But what if she meant it as a friend thing?

Kiri, throwing her hands up: I can’t do this anymore.

Spider, determined: Bro, we have been over this. A thousand times. No one makes friends by asking them to go on a moonlight swim one on one. That would be an insane way to make friends.

Lo’ak: …But what if—

Spider: Holy fuck, just tell her you’ll go!

Lo’ak: BUT I can’t say yes just because I want a mate! She probably doesn’t even like me!

Kiri, done: You are so right, she actually hates you. She told me herself.

Spider: Kiri, shut the fuck up. No one said anything about being her mate yet—

Lo’ak: I did, she’s the love of my life. Be for real.

Spider, murderous: Then. Tell. Her. You’ll. Go.

Lo’ak: Fuck. No.

Spider: Alright, I'm done with this kid, Kiri, kill him.

[a-star-riding-through-clouds]

Underrated

[the-bitter-ocean]

7 for the choose violence game

7) what character did you begin to hate not because of canon but because how how the fandom acts about them?

You didn’t say a specific fandom for this and truthfully I usually don’t hate a character solely because of a fan or fandoms interpretation of it- if I don’t like something I just block/mute and move on. That being said if I had to really think hard on it I really get uncomfortable by the way certain fans write or draw Miguel O’ Hara (Spiderverse: Across The spiderverse). It usually veers into over sexualizing and blatant stereotypes and racism which haha as a black person not fun to see! That and the whitewashing/colorism ( which is not limited to this fandom and rather a larger issue in any fandom community but that’s a separate can of worms) That makes me super uncomfortable! Lol!

Like I think Miquel is a interesting antagonist / character to analyze. Even if I don’t necessarily like him as a person or agree with his values I can appreciate the work went into designing or writing the character. So it’s a shame my brain instinctively thinks about the gross one dimensional misinterpretations of his character I see online (Twitter, tumblr, tiktok and insta) that either completely erases the fact that he did Bad Things to people (UwU he did nothing wrong ever1!1”) or makes him into A Big Bad Scary 1000% Evil Brown Man Whose Super Sexy ™️

Anywho I think that’s enough salt for now. Thank you for the question anon!

[theaceofskulls]

To be honest, the nerubian thing is probably in part motivated by both "needs to be sexy" but also because blizzard doesn't trust the fanbase to emphasize with non-human designs.

...and unfortunately, having been on the forums, reddit, and wowhead, they're not wrong about a too large part of the fandom but it's a shame that the rest of us do have to deal with very basic character designs even when the theme is being alien and mysterious