A taxonomic revision of the spider genus Chrysso and its relatives based on specimens discovered in China: doi.org/10.3897/zook... #biodiversity #newspecies #taxonomy

Came across this Orange Spider Wasp (Heterodontonyx bicolor) just as she was paralysing this unfortunate Huntsman spider, who she’ll now seal into a nest along with an egg that she lays. Nature can seem brutal at times! #ausinverts #wildoz #spider #arachnid #wasp #Hymenoptera #nature #inaturalist

Phenasurya daeng, a new genus and species of plexippine jumping spider (Salticidae, Plexippini, Plexippina) from Thailand doi.org/10.3897/zook...

In our new paper, co-authored with Krisztián Szabó and @tszuts.bsky.social, we present an integrative taxonomic study of ladybird spiders, and describe seven beautiful new species from Iran: 🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army. /1

Species of interest. Alopecosa barbipes is a strikingly-marked wolf spider, widespread in the UK - srs.britishspiders.org.uk/portal.php/p.... Adults can be seen throughout the year, mostly on heathland or rough grassland. On sandy soils they can be abundant, and they can bury themselves in the sand.

Well this was neat. World's biggest spiderweb discovered inside 'Sulfur Cave' with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black | Live Science share.google/IcsbD2Lb3zhT...

A New Species of Wishbone Spider Genus Damarchus from Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand li01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tn...

The Salticidae of South Africa zenodo.org/records/1526...

New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Araneae), Part XII mapress.com/zt/article/v...

Hidden in the plains: Two new extra-andean species of Euathlus (Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) from Argentina with comments on their sexual behaviour onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Some of my favourite #harvestman #opiliones shots from last year. Getting a good shot is tricky without a stray leg getting in the way😅. They're #arachnids but don't spin silk or have venom. They can't re-grow legs like spiders either and I often find them with several missing. #macrophotography

Ghost Spider (Anyphaena sp.) and the Small-headed Fly (Acrocera sp.) that emerged from it. In the second photo you can see it beginning to split open the spider’s abdomen. #spider #diptera #parasitoid #macrophotography

Publishing this week – Richard Lewington's brilliant new guide to British spiders. Pocket-sized, field-friendly and packing a powerful arachnid punch. Perfect for all lovers of Britain's wildlife. Order a copy here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/pocket-gu...

A new species of tarantula of the genus Euathlus (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Chile: distribution and possible threats to its conservation gayana.cl/index.php/gn...

Four new genera of dark sac spiders from southern Africa (Araneae, Trachelidae) africaninvertebrates.pensoft.net/article/1392...

#NewSpecies! New trapdoor spider from #china just trapped us: Latouchia yaoi Treatment: treatment.plazi.org/id/51128E69-... Publication: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.... #BioDataJournal #LatouchiaYaoi #FAIRdata #biology #nature #biodiversity #conservation #wildlife #arachnology #arachnids #spiders

Description of a new genus and two new species of Ornithoctoninae from Southeast Asia (Araneae: Theraphosidae) doi.org/10.18476/202...

Survey of Linyphiidae spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from some Oriental Regions of China mapress.com/mt/article/v...

The world’s most venomous spider is a species complex: systematics of the Sydney funnel-web spider (Atracidae: Atrax robustus) bmcecolevol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Gondwanan relic or recent arrival? The biogeographic origins and systematics of Australian tarantulas www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Day 30 of my 2024 favorites: BLUE I'd been aware of Sphodros abboti (one of our local mygalomorph species) for a few years, and that the males looked like this, but seeing one for myself was a bucket list event. This boy absolutely did not disappoint 💙 #InverteFest #AmericasAss

The junping spiders of Mozambique mapress.com/zt/article/v...

Alopecosa barbipes, new site locally for me and amber listed species. This one from Rhoose area (1), my previous (2) from Cosmeston country park @britishspiders.bsky.social @cofnod.org.uk

A new species in the genus Tityus from Colombia is also South America's first venom spraying scorpion scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2024/12/a-ne...

It took me way too long to do this one, but it's finally finished. If you're the kind of person who wants to watch a 40-minute video about Argiope aurantia, then I got you. youtu.be/RJBIcgYZMdM

Description of a new species of Chaco Tullgren, 1905 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Pycnothelidae) from Argentina and the southernmost record of the genus bioone.org/journals/rev...

Day 9 of my 2024 favorites: Watching a trapdoor spider grow up! Early March I happened to notice a small inhabited trapdoor burrow in a recently burned forest, and stopped by many times over the year to bring her snacks. She's very large now 🥹 (2nd shot is the 1st sighting, 1st shot is from today)

Four new species of the genus Trilacuna Tong & Li, 2007 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from China zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1387...

Slingshot spiders release cone-shaped webs to capture passing insects. Now researchers have discovered that the spider listens for passing prey & when an insect is in range, they release the web to capture the victim, before it insect even touches it journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...

While the vast majority of my #EmotionalSupportSpood entries are salticids, Geolycosa (burrowing wolves) absolutely have their place. Enjoy this lovely lass peering from her burrow. Goodnight y'all 🖤

I’ve witnessed a hornet taking on a wasp spider — kleptoparasitism seen here? (Video taken Aug. ‘19.) Fascinating behaviour! @vannabartlett.bsky.social @willgeorge.bsky.social

One of the highlights of studying my local Wasp Spiders (Argiope bruennichi) last year was seeing Hornets (Vespa crabro) taking them as prey. The Hornet flew low, banging webs to locate a spider. It grabbed a spider, which clung to its web, the Hornet chewed its legs off to remove it from the web.

ICYMI- "Fatal Attraction: Argiope Spiders Lure Male Hemileuca Moth Prey with the Promise of Sex" Here are the results of 5 summers of research on this fascinating topic: www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15...

Tiny pseudoscorpion which was phoretic in a species of a Cerambycidae Allotraeus in Brazil. #macrophotography #closeupphotography #arthropods #animals #bugs #biodiversity #enthomology #insects #insectphotography #invertebrates #naturephotography

Some #EmotionalSupportSpoods have riduclously large teefs😁 ( this is a classy Hentzia palmarum lad)

First in situ video of Ceratogyrus attonitifer www.instagram.com/reel/DC2Ky-7...

A bit of #Harvestman action today - Dicranopalpus larvatus in their only known Norfolk location, Earlham Cemetery in Norwich. Still immature at this time of year but some are now discernable as male (first 2 photos) and female (3rd photo).

A survey of Brignoliolus Ovchinnikov, 1999 stat. rev. (Araneae, Agelenidae) with the description of a new species from Israel mapress.com/zt/article/v...

Dolomedes fishing spider biology: gaps and opportunities for future research www.frontiersin.org/journals/ara...

Brilliant Jumping Spider (Phidippus clarus) peaking out from their home. Finding jumpers like this has been a fun way to photograph them. #macro #jumpingspider

Taxonomic and distributional notes on four recently described Stenaelurillus species from India (Araneae: Salticidae) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New taxonomic and faunistic data on the funnel-weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae) of Turkiye and the Caucasus, with five new species zookeys.pensoft.net/article/1352...

An updated review of teratological abnormalities and other unusual anatomical or morphological findings in scorpions: scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2024/11/an-u...

A new species of Timogenes from north western Argentina scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-ne...

A new species of Tityopsis from Cuba scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2024/11/a-ne...