#DailySpiderPic: "Well, this is awkward…" An ant-mimic jumping spider (_Synageles_) crosses paths with a _Prenolepis imparis_ ant. Its disguise is meant to put off potential predators that won't mess with ants—but the ants themselves rely more on chemical cues and aren't fooled. I saw a couple of _Synageles_ on this planter and they both carefully avoided the ants.
Okay, The People Demanded It, so I went back to the lake to look for the jumping spider. It either wasn't there or wouldn't come out. However, I did get video of a different bold jumper eating a midge I offered.
CW: live fly getting eaten
I grabbed a large male midge from a wall nearby—they're still swarming—and slowly waved it in front of the hole. A surprisingly large bold jumping spider (_Phidippus audax_) emerged, seized it from my fingers, and went back in. Then she turned around and sat as before, with her head just out of the hole, eating the midge. (2/2)
Yesterday I was walking past the Sunnyside pavilion when out of the corner of my eye I saw something retreat into a hole in a bike post… (1/2)
Ein winziger Jemand schaute uns bei der Reparatur der Gartenbank zu...
#SpiderSunday: several of the spiders I met on that one warm day last week! A running crab spider (_Philodromus_), a bold jumping spider (_Phidippus audax_), some kind of crab spider in tribe Coriarachnini (_Bassaniana_?), and a good old zebra jumping spider (_Salticus scenicus_) with what looks like most of a mesh-web weaver (family Dictynidae).
#JumpingSpiders are so freaking cute, I might* have to go on a deep dive on having one as a pet.
Me: scared of spiders, except those FREAKIN CUTE BIG EYED SPOODLERPUPS!
*might = will inevitably
#Arachtober 25 (which I forgot to do yesterday): ever feel you're being watched…?
This cute little jumper, probably _Eris floridana_, was peeking out from between flakes of pine bark.
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#Arachtober 23: from June, a long-legged velvet mite (family Erythraeidae) climbs into a silk retreat over the exuvia (molted exoskeleton) of the jumping spider (family Salticidae) that previously occupied it. This is not the first time I have seen mites using old spider retreats for shelter!
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HAVE YOU SEEN THIS SPIDER
Last known location: my shoulder
Where the fuck did it go
I hope you're okay little buddy and I didn't accidentally squish you or step on you
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It was being very cute so I took some video.
WARNING: extremely cute!!!!
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I was supposed to get stuff done today but instead I went down to the lake and made friends with a jumping spider, sorry everyone, I hope you understand
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Here's video of the last jumping spider. When the giant alien object descending from the sky eludes your comprehension, just tilt your head and tap your pedipalps harder!
Yes, (at least some) jumping spiders tilt their heads when confused, just like dogs.
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