ow. fern boy

“A spider coated in gold to prepare it as a specimen for Scanning electron microscopy.”

EVERYONE LOVES A RELAXING DAY IN THE COUNTRY.

ichthyologist: Welcome to Australia

* spiders escaping floods in Wagga Wagga, on March 6, 2012.

Abbe Termeyer’s apparatus for reeling silk from living spiders

From: American spiders and their spinningwork. A natural history of the orbweaving spiders of the United States, with special regard to their industry and habits. By Henry C. McCook.

wow

I can’t tell if they’re arguing with each other or just being yelled at but I’m laughing either way

i would like to endorse the idea of a knee-high spider with the brain of a dog and without venom so i can come home every day and go ‘buuububu i’m home bubby!!’ and it will just gallop over to me and barrel me over and wrap its legs around me and rub its pedipalps all over me in excited greeting

Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens…Raindrops on spiders may become one of your favorite things thanks to this fun gallery put together by Wired.

ITS SO CUTE IM GOING TO CRY OH MY FFREAKING GOD LSIGKHDFKJNGDMFGDF

AHaha I love spiders.

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OK but. IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER I CANT EVEN WHAT IS YOUR HAT, LADY SPIDER? KSHCHDHFKJGHFHGFS I CAN’T EVEN WITH YOUR EXPRESSION OF COOL. 

Oh my god I

Tarantulas have two retractable claws on the ends of each of their legs; these are used to grip surfaces while climbing.  The pressure applied to the tarsus (or foot) while walking or crawling causes the foot to split in two and allows the claws to fan out.  Surrounding the claws, the tarantulas also have a dense group of hairs (called the scopula) which aid the tarantula in gripping smoother surfaces such as glass.  You can see the scopula here.

adorable tarantula toes!

CUTE

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