#orb weavers are not it

[fidgetspringer]

The tentative truce between my arachnophobic ass and the baby orb weaver currently living on the inside of my chronically open window.

[platypu]

orb weavers' sexual dimorphism is hilarious to me like.

me and my big beautiful wife

[catfindr]

[onenicebugperday]

@geragerawarau submitted: This is the most beautiful spider I’ve ever seen, and also the biggest! Is it an orb weaver of some sort? The abdomen doesn’t seem round enough though… Location is [removed] (please remove location when posting).

What a beauty! Looks like a marbled orbweaver. Their colors and patterns are super variable but they can definitely be this lovely shade of orange. This looks like a female who’s just made an egg sac, hence the shriveled abdomen. And I’d be willing to bet it’s inside that curled leaf there, which is one of their preferred places to make one.

[tanuki-kimono]

Luscious purple for this antique summer kimono showing jorogumo (golden orb-weaver spider) on their delicate webs.

OP nicknamed this kimono 'Temptation of the Spider's Web', a nod to the fact jorogumo also used to designate dangerous youkai who loved to lure humans, especially men, and then devour them. They appeared as partly or full humans, always taking the shape of beautiful and entrancing women.

Their name was originally written with 女郎 kanji lit. meaning “whore” which may explain the association often found in tales between them and classical yujo (prostitute) features and tools – such as cord instruments (like shamisen, or sometimes biwa).

[ljsbugblog]

a new Argiope species for me, but one that may be familiar to folks in the Americas. the Banded Garden Spider is native to North and South America, but is now also found in parts of Africa, Europe, and Australasia.

Banded Garden Spider, female (Argiope trifasciata).

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[theartofasty]

Found this absolutely gorgeous lady on my trip back from the hospital today, appears to be Argiope argentata

[herpsandbirds]

This large spider hanging out near the back door in SE Texas. I'm the only one brave enough to use this door still because of this guy!

Spider ID - SE TX, US:

Hello, yes, this is the Black-and-yellow Garden Spider (Argiope aurantia), family Araneidae.

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

If you're decorating for Halloween, you might want to invite a Darwin's bark spider! This species produces the largest orb webs, reaching up to 28,000 square centimetres (4,340 sq in) in total area, and the anchor lines can span up to 25 metres (82 ft)! The silk of these webs is also the toughest known biological material, with a tensile strength of 1.6 GPa; gram for gram, it is ten times stronger than Kevlar.

(Image: A Darwin's bark spider (Caerostris darwini) by Matjaz Gregoric)

[apsciencebydan]

Micrathena gracilis are just magnificent creatures. 🖤

Kinda love this view too

[hawkpartys]

Six-spotted Orbweaver (Araniella displicata)

[unluckyprime]

good ol’ cross orbweaver! ⭐️

[theambermycophile]

Halloween Decorations... ✅ Done!

🕷️🎃🏚️

[antiqueanimals]

Wildlife in North Carolina. June 1987. Illustration by David Williams.

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[possiblydog]

hk oc moment

Shovin was once apart of the moth tribe, but when the infection arose, instead of facing his tribe in their collective crime of forgetting the radiance, he ran away and hid. He now passes as a Mosskin in Greenpath, and worships Unn. He is quiet, and finds shame with himself

Melphissa is a weaver who remained in Hallownest after the infection appeared. She makes garments enhanced/enchanted with weaver loom patterns that she spins herself. She is vain and prioritizes physical appearance, taking great pride in making garbs for those who ask.

Bieter is a Honeypot Ant who came from another nest. he gathers exotic or hard to find food (usually honey), and sells it to others as he travels. Bieter has a short fuse and doesnt entirely know when to back down, willing to take on foes or challenges far too big for him.

Hoggin doesnt remember their past. All they know is the Grimm troupe they've joined and their role as a performer. All they desire is to make people happy. They are cryptic and jovially antagonistic (but are truly joyful and carefree)