#spider pic

[weaselle]

somehow my relationship with the spiders i see changed when i realized they are all ladies

like, for most species, if it's big enough to notice, it's probably a female spider.

the males are often, like, a micro version, up to 100 times smaller than females of the same species.

here's a male and a female of the same species, for example

(that's not a big female spider either, it's just a close up shot) The males can be so small one could actually be riding on a female you saw and you might never notice

like, i'm gonna show you a female spider with a male and i want you to know that in the picture of the two, the female spider is like roughly the same size as this spider

right, so the next female spider is roughly the same size and shape as the one in that person's hand up there... and then next to her foot is a male of her same species

right, so you.. you basically never see the males, even if they are right out in front of you somewhere, because they are so small they are literally beneath your notice. So any spider you see and notice, is likely to be a female.

This isn't true of all spiders, and it sort of seems like if they are a furry spider (be they little jumping spiders like wolf spiders or big ol' tarantulas) males are more likely to be closer to the female, something like half or a third the size of her size, and many of the tiniest little fuzzy jumping spiders the males and females seem to be nearly the same size, but for most of the house spiders and garden spiders (cupboard spiders and orb weavers and such) if you see them, they're probably ladies.

and knowing that, for whatever reason, has sort of changed how i relate to the spiders i see around

[hazel2468]

This is a tarantula blog now. I don't make the rules. I just post pictures of my handsome fellas.

Rider here has decided that this is a good morning to sit on his front porch! He looks so stunning- those freshly molted blues are amazing!

[mossiestpiglet]

[ID: a black tarantula in a naturalistic enclosure. End ID]

My beautiful Murdoch has finally molted, this one has been a long time coming. The other brown legs sticking up there are her molt, the color change she’s had is wild!

[someones-there-1]

jon sims spiderman. sp-eye-der man. if you will

[granjjeros]

cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other 🏳️‍🌈

[angelsdigits]

[faygos]

errybody loves dirk

[gothish]

june 2023

[hazel2468]

New Baby Acquired!

I went to my first expo yesterday! And I got two news Ts- one of whom is pictured above! Grammastola pulchra (Brazilian Black), likely a male. And he is a huge, handsome boy! I am absolutely in love.

He's already living up to the Grammastola reputation. Rehousing was a breeze, no hair kicking at all, very chill and docile. I have a larger and more suitable enclosure for him coming soon, but right now he is in a six inch cube and seems to be settling in alright.

My other new addition is a D. diamantinensis (Brazilian Blue Dwarf) and uhm. His name (her name?) is Menace. Because making housing readjustments to the little fucker was the most stressful thing I have ever done. I lost ten years of my life to the little bolty asshole.

I love him. I adore him. But holy SHIT dude. WHY???

[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.

[mossiestpiglet]

[ID: two photos of a small, dark tarantula with red hairs in an enclosure with bark and webs. End ID]

This little beauty came out pretty quick so I was able to get some nice pictures!

[webonchin]

The one true Family model

I have bunch of some ATSV drawings so I will be posting them yay

[spideyachilles]

low quality spiderman pics because hes literally the baby boy ever

[brainwashedangel]

I sing the lord’s euthanasia blues

[literallygwenandjinx]

How is she so girlboss and so girlfailure at the same time

[spricket-central]

oh! OHHHH!!!!! i just came home, and shy little baby Cinnamon was out munchin’!

what a sweet little face! :,)

also: this is the first time i’m posting from my new phone. the camera is way better than that of my old one. hopefully that means my Sprick Pics will be less grainy, ahaha.

anyway… Good Job, Cinnamon!!!