#knowledge #wissen #wissenschaft #science #spiders #spinnen
Spiders found spinning soundproof webs to adapt to city life 
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/spider-web-soundproof-city-noise-b2741417.html
Still too small for my phone camera to focus on but, before long, these lovelies will be impeding my every traverse down the garden with their beautiful orb webs strung across the paths
Regal jumping spiderlings become skilled hunters through continuous practice from the moment they leave their mother's silk nest.
This KQED Deep Look video shows their development from tiny spiderlings with 8 eyes and fledgling fangs to confident predators capable of taking down larger prey through months of self-directed practice.
Learn more: https://zurl.co/ey9F6
A partially hidden Crab Spider (genus Thomisus) caught this Asian Honey Bee (Apis cerana). One of the dangers faced by insects when feeding on flowers. Spotted at Bidadari Park, Singapore on 25 Dec 2024.
On iNaturalist [ https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256155556 ].
Ein winziger Jemand schaute uns bei der Reparatur der Gartenbank zu...
Did some retail therapy today. Visited a local exotic animal show and picked up a new baby tarantula 
. #tarantula #tarantulasofthefediverse #spiders #spidersofthefedierse #tarantulasofmastodon
Spiders have evidently roused from winter slumber - there's immense numbers of silk lines in the grass, all generally parallel with prevailing winds. I assume they're guide lines or test lines of some sort? Any idea which spiders are responsible?
Internet searches just bring up pest control options or orb-weaver info, neither of which are what I'm looking for.
Maybe @nev knows?
23-Apr-2025
A new map of arthropod evolution, from #fossils to #embryos
New study sheds light on how #insects, #spiders, #crustaceans, and other #arthropods evolved their distinct body structures. By tracing these patterns back to ancient embryonic processes, the research uncovers a deep evolutionary logic behind the segmented #bodyPlans that define the world’s most diverse animal group.
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1081385 #science #evolution #development
#Bees #Spiders #Plants #HousePlants #photography
A few images from today - a 3mm spider taken with a x10 magnification lens, a female tawny mining bee, our lipstick plant flowering and our orchid flowering again !
the nerds are at it again
a new species of ghost spider (family Anyphaenidae) from Brazil's Atlantic forest has been named _Eldar galadrielae_ (the Eldar are the Elves in LotR)
paper: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00114-025-01982-4 
// PDF free if you have an account at the World Spider Catalog: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/18403
Socca pustulosa (Knobbled Orbweaver)
Observed on 2024-04-21
By: flossiepip
Location: Ruawai, New Zealand
iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234791337
Photo credits: (c) Tom, some rights reserved (CC BY)
Learn more about the taxon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socca_pustulosa
Yesterday I was bitten by a spider (and quite a large one seeing the marks) and today I woke up with no superpowers.
1/10, wouldn't recommend.
I almost forgot it was #MiteMonday! Inspired by @zorbama's shot of a running crab spider, clover mite, and midge all together (https://veganism.social/@zorbama/114373000260983349), here's a running crab spider (_Philodromus_) I found feeding on a clover mite (_Bryobia_). I don't actually often find many arthropods feeding on the adults, though I've seen predatory _Anystis_ mites eating the eggs.
