Fear me! … plz?
Ahhhh run!
:p
This was a very shy little spider. She was about one inch long, and the more I poked it, the more it shrank and tried to cover itself. Too bad, such beautiful colors!
Which brings me to wondering… what kind of spider is this? In that area of our backyard, I am used to seeing a [...]
Some species of spiders can vary a lot in coloration from one individual to another.
That is the case for the Nephilengys cruentata, which in this picture is almost entirely black, but in a picture I posted here before, can be seen having a good deal of yellow.
The black variation reminds me a lot of the [...]
I recently came across a pretty interesting blog called Ugly Overload, where there are, of course, many pictures of insects. Poor little creatures, they are not that ugly!
Anyway, I saw this picture of what is being called the strawberry crab over there, and it made me remember this spider that I found a few years [...]
Resting on my knuckles. These adorable little orb weavers are always a great find.