"Gateway" spiders: Evolving our behavior & getting friendly with organisms on the "nope" spectrum

Haha! As I typed that, I considered it for five seconds, but on Flickr (and now Instagram and Twitter) it’s just for fun and only lasts one month. There are already some good arachnid projects going here. Thanks for the compliment! I’m really glad you like my photos. The plant photos are more general in quality, since I use my phone, but most arthropod photos are forced to be better because they require better equipment to get a good shot, being mostly too small to get a good shot with my phone. :-)

And even years later I’m still hesitant around spiders sometimes, and will jump up with a squeak when one I’m photographing on a table charges me quickly and goes over the edge into my lap! I’m pretty sure the huge Dolomedes I once spotted on my couch arm got a “Holy- !” out of me, too.

Keep at it! :-D

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