#arachnids — Public Fediverse posts

🕷️ Garden Cross Spider embalming its dinner.

https://piefed.social/c/photography@lemmy.world/p/2354885/garden-cross-spider-embalming-its-dinner

🕷️ Garden Cross Spider embalming its dinner.

https://piefed.social/c/photography@lemmy.world/p/2354885/garden-cross-spider-embalming-its-dinner

🕷️ Garden Cross Spider embalming its dinner.

https://piefed.social/c/photography@lemmy.world/p/2354885/garden-cross-spider-embalming-its-dinner

🕷️ Garden Cross Spider embalming its dinner.

https://piefed.social/c/photography@lemmy.world/p/2354885/garden-cross-spider-embalming-its-dinner

🕷️ Garden Cross Spider embalming its dinner.

https://piefed.social/c/photography@lemmy.world/p/2354885/garden-cross-spider-embalming-its-dinner

Some kind of Orb-weaver spider I think.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #web

Some kind of Orb-weaver spider I think.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #web

Some kind of Orb-weaver spider I think.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #web

Some kind of Orb-weaver spider I think.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #web

Some kind of Orb-weaver spider I think.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #web

A Black and yellow garden spider that caught a Common bumble bee.

There are small holes in the silk from several bites.

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #bee #bees #web

Acantholycosa sp.

#Spider #ArtWithOpenSource #CCBYSA #Darktable #Arachnid #Arachnids #Spiders #Animal #Animals #AnimalPhotography #Arthropod #Arthropods #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

A Spined micrathena being lovely

#nature #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #michigan #animals #wildlife #photography #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids #web

#Arachtober 4: March mating mesostig madness!

These are an ubiquitous sort of soil-dwelling predatory mites, likely in the family Parasitidae (ironically, primarily predators) in the order Mesostigmata in the superorder Parasitiformes. They are only very distantly related to the whirligig mite I posted the other day, which is in superorder Acariformes. While the two superorders are traditionally grouped together under Acari, it is likely they don't share a common ancestor and should be treated separately. So I'm counting them as a different group!

#iNaturalist observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/275521159 :inaturalist:

Some pro-level photos and info about mesostigs: https://www.chaosofdelight.org/all-about-mites-mesostigmata

#ArthroBeauty #arachnids #mites #MiteSex #taxonomy #Acari #Parasitiformes #Mesostigmata #Parasitidae

This cute jumping spider (#Carrhotus xanthogramma) loves warm places. In Germany it is only found in the southern half of the country.

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #animals #wildlife #arachnida #arachnids #salticidae #spidersunday #spiders #JumpingSpider #springspinne #wipfelspringer

#MiteMonday: checked out my favourite dead logs, got more pictures of mesostigs preying on springtails!!

#DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #mites • #Acari #Parasitiformes #Mesostigmata #Parasitidae???

Do I Stay Or Do I Go?

A Carrhotus xanthogramma contemplating her next move.
These tiny jumping spiders are quite rare. They love warm and sunny habitats.

#photography #photo #nature #naturephotography #mft #microfourthirds #darktable #macrophotography #macro #nature #naturephotography #animals #wildlife #arachnida #arachnids #salticidae #Carrhotus #CarrhotusXanthogramma #spidersunday #spider #spiders #JumpingSpider #springspinnen #wipfelspringer

The Garden of the Greek Gods (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_of_the_Greek_Gods) is always a pleasure to visit. I love examining the limestone for tiny fossils. I also found this running crab spider (_Philodromus_) sunning itself on one of Pan's horns.

#DailySpiderPic #SpidersOfMastodon #arachnids #spiders #Araneae #Philodromidae

#Arachtober 22: "Back off!" This running crab spider (_Philodromus_) I found on a rock tonight was suspicious of me. Black & white not to be artsy but because the white balance was irreparably fucked up.

#DailySpiderPic #arachnids #spiders #Araneae #Philodromidae #macro

#Arachtober 13 (it's still the 13th somewhere!): a fast-moving, red running crab spider (family Philodromidae) eating an equally fast-moving, red whirligig mite (family Anystidae)! From back in July, seen on the Park Dr Reservation Trail, southwest of the Evergreen Brick Works.

Possibly _Philodromus rufus_? I've only identified a _Philodromus_ to species like, once.

#DailySpiderPic #DailyMitePic #Mitestodon #arachnids #spiders #mites #Araneae #Philodromidae #Acari #Anystidae

The other day I was lucky enough to catch a little running crab spider molting, beginning to end, on video! Many videos of spider molting are of tarantulas, which take hours to molt, and the sped-up footage looks freaky. But with small spiders it only takes minutes, and you can see how gradual it is. Check it out!

Bonus red-winged blackbird screeches, and a guest appearance from a clover mite.

https://youtu.be/Bfcvh-IgDu8

#DailySpiderVid #arachnids #spiders #Philodromidae #macro

Meanwhile, this little #spider was on a nearby #leaf. You can see that it is quite well #camouflaged.

#MyWork #MyPhoto #CCBYSA #DSLR #Nikon #D7000 Spring #Horticulture #Trees #Arachnids #MacroPhotography