The size of an Armadeira

Spiders

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The size of an Armadeira

Hi,
Spring is coming, and with it, many buggies will begin to visit my backyard. I hope to see lots of tiny Chicago creatures, and put my macros to work :)
While I wait, I decided to make a post about the Phoneutria sp. spiders again because, well, they’re awesome.
Armadeira is the common name of the Phoneutria [...]

Let's talk poison

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Let’s talk poison

This is the mighty Phoneutria nigriventer. If you have never heard of it, I am going to explain why, when my brother saw it on our lawn, he came running to me.
We know that all spiders are poisonous, since all but one recently discovered species, are predators. Most spiders don’t pose any risks to us [...]