Today I learned that #spiders can use electric fields to propel their silk strands through the air, allowing for longer flights than wind alone would provide.
I was stunned and amazed.
And then I remembered that spiders have been evolving for more than three-hundred million years. Their super-powers should come as no surprise to anyone.
@coreyspowell
I live in the region where these have spread, just north of Atlanta. And I’ve watched them spread dramatically over the past 5-6 years. It’s true, they are timid and don’t seem to bite,but their webs are Everywhere in late Summer until frost. They spin webs vertically between tree branches, sign posts, lamp posts, and hang out in the middle. Hiking in the woods has gotten a LOT more interesting as they’ve spread, and you avoid it at night. I’ve gotten a face full more than once.
I didn't really want to know this. Yes, spiders are good neighbors and helpful and all that. But...I don't want them landing on me. Just saying.
Baby Spiders Are ‘Addicted’ to Flying With Mini Balloons - From Himalayan jumping spiders to brown widows, arachnids love to float over your head. by Cara Giaimo May 24, 2024
#Arachnid appreciation post:
Marble cylinder seals from ancient Mesopotamia, Late Uruk / Jamdat Nasr Period, c. 3500-2900 BCE:
(7) Three #Spiders
(8) #Scorpion with a Plant
on display at The Morgan Library & Museum NYC
I'm not sure who this guy is, on first sight I thought it might be a pseudoscorpion, but on closer inspection it does not appear to have pincers - so it seems to be some kind of spider.
New jumping spider! Sitticus palustris and Naphrys pulex are the closest options in my spider book, but I'm not sure. I often see P. audax and Platycryptus in the house, but these little brown ones stick to the lawn. #spider#bug
I believe this bold jumping spider made a hideout in my portable solar panel while it was folded up. Is this just their bed where they were sleeping, or did they put eggs here that will hatch? In other words, can I safely clean this construction off now that the spider is out and about, or does my solar panel need to live outside now so baby #spiders won't take over my house?
It's been a while since I have been on here. It's hard to find time to be online or outdoors as much anymore. But I couldn't say not to doing another #Spider table at the National Butterfly Center for #EarthDay today. Always exciting to talk about #spiders.
@Sterbeprozess@badezimmerspinne
Hätten spinnen nicht so unverhältnismäßig lange, zu dünne oder zu dicke haarige Beine, sähen sie super süß aus! Diese runden Kulleraugen! 🥺
@barrygoldman1@alexwild Ant mimics use ants as cover— but also sometimes eat them. The general shape and color is more about fooling birds I suspect. Very few creatures really like to eat ants— not much there but fussy legs and the danger of getting mobbed.
