Welp, there is a bird-discussion topic (owned by @thebirdersway ) and a herp discussion topic (owned ny @man4nature ). So, inspired by these, why not one for spiders and scorpions? So here is the place for fellow spider-lovers to discuss about arachnids; from encounters, favourite species, tips and …

If an invertebrate had red “blood” I would be much more confused. If you havent had a chance to learn about arthropod circulatory systems. Its worth having a look at the wiki of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemolymph for an introduction on how it works.

On the other side of the hill (West Coast), I too have seen a surge of leptotarsus in webs. I need to look closer, but they are quite short bodied like Leptotarsus vulpinus, which seems to have a real surge in the past week.

On google it said they had blue blood, but you are right, it can be green too, after all, if the spider is so green, who expects the blood to be blue.

Once I was photographing an ambush bug eating a cerambycid beetle, when a Nursery Web Spider appeared out of nowhere and grabbed the beetle away and ate it! Got a series of photos of the event, here are a couple: [image] [image] [image] [image] Observation for the ambush bug here: https://…

[1000023316] My new best jumping spider photo! https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/270845086 BTW, this little guy moved next to my window, so I decided to give him a name… any ideas?

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broacher April 11, 2025, 7:34pm 53

Micrathenas males are pretty hard to spot. But they are absolutely dwarfed by the females.

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