Broad-headed bark spider, Caerostris sp., Araneidae

Photographed in Malaysia by Nicky Bay // Website // Facebook

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a few fun orbweavers from Singapore:

in the video we’ve got a Poltys illepidus, which I nearly walked by but thought the clump of debris was suspiciously symmetrical, a tell for a disguised creature. unfortunately I didn’t have my camera on hand to get a closer look at its camouflage.

next is Talthybia depressa, which looks like an algae-covered knot on a tree trunk from the front…

but its underbelly is a riot of stripes and orange highlights!

and Parawixia dehaani, which was just about everywhere at night. thankfully I never took one of their webs to the face

Then maybe some coffee.

This is like a year old, but one of my friends sent me this picture of a Golden Silk Orb Weaver who just finished molting

Freshly peeled angel :)

No-Context Prediction for Nightmare Time 3

(Hatchetfield Halloween Party spoilers under the cut!)

Ethan Didn't Die

In Black Friday, Ethan appears to Hannah from The Black and White. In Nerdy Prudes Must Die, during "The Summoning," The Lords in Black suggest that they pull Max down to Drowsy Town. Then, when Grace gives up her chastity, Wiggly specifically says "oh, what wonders await you down here in the black." Not "The Black and White," "the black."

The parallel between Max and Ethan's posthumous appearances is that they both died in Black Altars. This makes me think that the Waylons cast a resurrrection spell on the Old Mill as well as their house, and that Ethan in this scene is a ghost just like Max. This is further evidenced by the fact that at one point (I think during a livestream, but I can't find the actual clip anymore) the characters who appear in "What If Tomorrow Comes" were referred to as "the ghosts of Hatchetfield."

Therefore, if "the black" is synonymous with Drowsy Town, then I believe that The Black and White, in addition to existing outside all dimensions, also exists between life and death, and is the plane of existence on which ghosts reside, while having some ability to affect the living world. This is further evidenced by the fact that in "The Witch in the Web," Hannah sings about Willabella, who is a ghost, having a "black and white cell." If I'm right, and if The Black and White existing outside of all dimensions also means it exists as a singular continuity across all timelines, then that could mean the version of General McNamara who appears in Orbweaver will be the version originally from Black Friday's timeline.

Bug of the Day

BotD is back, beyotches!!! Here is a cool orbweaver spider I found on a tree in my yard last night. Still waiting on the id.

Update: Eustala anastera, thx Aaron :-)

I'm a bit late for Halloween, but meet the Marbled Orb weaver! They're also known as pumpkin spiders thanks to that vibrant orange coloring and because by October they've grown in size after feasting on insects all summer long!

They're fairly docile as long as they don't feel threatened, and as with most orb weavers aren't venomous enough to cause significant harm to humans, though you still shouldn't handle them unless you know what you're doing.

Arrow-Shaped Orbweaver Micrathena sagittata Araneidae

Photograph taken on August 13, 2023, at Pinery Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada.

orbweaver egg sac I found by accident

Bought a new closed species adopt for some moneys and two arts; here’s the arts in question, plus me figuring out what the heck my new guy looks like

Female pink ladybeetle spider, Paraplectana thorntoni, Cyrtarachninae, Araneidae

Found throughout Africa

Photos by karooicus

Beautiful cross orbweaver at work today! I've been keeping an eye on her, she's huge!

Spotted Orbweaver (Neoscona crucifera) that I found chilling on my car before work

Two different yellow garden spiders