Bug of the Day - Arachtober!

Found this harvestman (probably genus Leiobunum) trolling for prey on a mostly-chewed leaf last July.

A selection of strange mites seen this year and last, because I don't post them enough even though I love them. Mites can have a bit of a bad rep, but they're mostly just tiny goofy little lumps. Most of these are predatory, not parasitic, as far as I know. Just roaming and snacking on even tinier creatures. Enjoy. 🖤

October Arachtober 8th is for learning to draw spiders!

Why? 10 & 8 are all you need!

1️⃣Draw an 8. This is the spider's body: head+abdomen 2️Draw 10 limbs (8 legs (longer) + 2 pedipalps ("arms"; shorter, near the front) ALL attached to the head!

Ta-da! You've now drawn a more accurate spider than many Spider-Man logos! (yes, really.)

For some extras, consider adding:

👁️Spiders have 8 eyes (or fewer, in intervals of 2: 6,4,2,0). These are NOT compound eyes, but multiple camera-type (like our own) eyes. Size, shape, position & # vary between families.

🦷Spiders have 2 fangs, w/ one bulky segment+one sharp segment, like 9

🕸️You can also add 2 spinnerets to the abdomen; they look like short narrow limbs. This is where the silk comes from! They don't spit/eject the silk, instead touching the spinnerets to something, then unspooling silk by moving away. Think a tape dispenser roll or something.

Spider at my window

Cryptic Dolomedes orion… Spot the spider !

Invasión Beneficiosa 🕸️ 📸 Araña Tejedora de Jardin 🕷️ 🔬 Neoscona sp. 🧬 📍 Hermosillo, Sonora Mx 🇲🇽 Desde hace ya algúnos meses, probablemente han notado, hay arañas parecidas a estas por todos lados 😬🔥 Estas artistas y al mismo tiempo obras de arte colgantes, son totalmente inofensivas y más benéficas de lo que puedes imaginar 💚 Sus telarañas son magníficas trampas para plagas como moscas, mosquitos y cualquier insecto que se le atraviesa 🕸️ Al mismo tiempo tanta araña sirve de alimento a una cantidad impresionante de animales como aves y reptiles 🦉🦎 Se que no son los vecinos favoritos de muchos, pero si entendemos su importancia y utilidad, creo que podríamos soportar su presencia un poco más 😅🥰 ... #photography #nature #BBCWildlifePOTD #macrophotography #macro_captures_ #insectguru #macro_alit #beautiful_insects_japan #macro_perfection #wholelottabugs #turklikeben_macro #uwn_insect #aquihillo #soul_made_macro #macro_turkey #kings_insects #macro_freaks #macroworld_tr #passion_in_macro #NaturePhotography #cupoty #yourshotphotographer #AnimalElite #arachtober #SonoranDesert #insectsofinstagram #only_macro_captures #insects_of_our_world #raw_insects #macro_highlight (en Sonora, Mexico) https://www.instagram.com/p/CjV-webvn28/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Scorp and scorplings! Newborn scorpions ride on their mother’s back until they grow a hard exoskeleton on their first molt.

P. phalangioides, moulting.

The Secrets behind how tarantulas manage to climb nearly everything, for #Arachtober 7th, and very specifically for @maureenbug: ➡️built-in mountaineering hooks &, more importantly, ➡️paw pads that attach using the Power of Rainbows (trust me you're gonna want to swipe for this) #amazingArachnids #exploreTinyWorlds --- Photos 1, 3 and 4 are of an #Aphonopelma seemanni Photo 2 are of a #Caribena versicolor --- #scicomm #spidersunday #spiderscience #arachnology #arachnidsofig #arachnidsofinstagram #spidersOfIG #spidersOfInstagram #spidersoftheworld #tarantula #tarantulasoftheworld #tarantulas #tarantulasofig #tarantulas_worldwide #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #InvertOfTheWeek #invertmacro #toebeans #tarantulasofinstagram #petspider #rainbow #iridescent https://www.instagram.com/p/CGDrRHZMthC/?igshid=1c5ddri3xnk9l

Happy Arachtober!

Spotted orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera)

September 23, 2019, posted Oct. 1, 2019

Southeastern Pennsylvania

Bug of the Day - Arachtober!

A ginormous Dark Fishing Spider (Dolomedes tenebrosus) I found in one of my pitfall traps last spring.

Magnificent pinchy ghost 🩵🩵

One of ten or so centruroides hentzi sighted roaming the forest floor this evening, in derpy scorpion fashion.

Welcome to the best time of the year, #Arachtober! It's a month long celebration of my favorite unbelievably weird and wonderful animals. (....well, it's almost halfway through, but I've been remiss on reposting my photos on here from Twitter, so...) Join us in posting any and all sorts of art & science about arachnids! #ExploreTinyWorlds --- For #Arachtober 1st, meet a paradise spider (genus Habronattus)! --- Enjoying my photography? I'm available for: ➡️Macro photos (both in-studio & out in nature) for your projects! ➡️Pet (arthropod, reptile, etc) portraits ➡️Photography workshops Check my portfolio & get in touch via my website: spiderdaynightlive.com/photos/ --- #Arachnology #arachnidsofig #arachnidsofinstagram #spidersunday #spidersOfInstagram #spidersofig #SpiderScience #wildlife_perfection #wildlife_macro #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #macro_brilliance #macro_perfection #macro_highlight #macrophotography #macrophotos #invertsofinstagram #InvertOfTheWeek #invert_macro #natgeoyourshot #natgeowild #nature #naturephotography #wildanimals #jumpingspider #habronattus https://www.instagram.com/p/CjvJ2ElO4OW/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Arachnid October has begun

Posted @withrepost • @mattd85 Day 25 of #Arachtober and probably one of my most known macro photographs. This is one of those shots where I don’t need to get close. Composition, colour, and character make this image what it is. Autumnal Salticus Scenicus. #arachnid #spider #spiders #spidersofinstagram #spidersoftheworld #macro #wildlife #nature #earthcapture @bbcspringwatch https://www.instagram.com/p/B4EfQ-donLa/?igshid=1hvpr9txlisnb

Horseshoe crab, an arthropod who was just recently promoted to being a chelicerate (closer to spiders than actual crabs!)

I was listening to miyazaki music while painting this so just imagine “carousel of life” playing in the background