#arachnid — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #arachnid, aggregated by home.social.
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Our Summer rains in Tucson bring out awesome arthropods; here are 2 of my favorites I drew in my Perpetual Journal: Red Velvet Mite & Ironclad Beetle. See more on my latest blog post https://paulaborchardt.substack.com/p/while-april-showers-bring-may-flowers
#SciArt #art #illustration #watercolor #painting #sketchbook #NatureJournal #NatureJournaling #PerpetualJournal #blog #Tucson #SonoranDesert #biodiversity #environment #nature #insect #arthropod #arachnid #entomology #bug #bugs #bugstodon #beetle #mite #MiteMonday
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Why You Should Never Kill Spiders In Your Home, According To An Entomologist
Getty Images/iStockphoto I know it may be hard to convince you, but let me try: Don’t kill the next spider you see in your home. Why? Because spiders are an important part of nature and our indoor ecosystem – as well as being fellow organisms in their own right. People like to think of their dwellings as safely insulated from the outside world, but many types of spiders can be found inside. Some are accidentally trapped, while others are short-term visitors. Some species even enjoy the […] -
Apropos of nothing, here is an adorable #spider we saw when setting up a tent yesterday. She was very pretty and so fast! A smaller spider (or something) came down the tent and was eaten instantly.
I plan to look her up soon, but if any #arachnid or #entomology people tell me who she is before I do that, I certainly won't mind.
Btw: northeast USA, near Buffalo, NY.
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Checkout the pedipalps on this spider. Taken in Central Park in late May.
#spider #arachnid #macro #ultramacro #centralpark #nycparks #pedipalps #canonphotography #luminarneo
