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• Mystery revealed

  
  Florida Cracker Crumbs — Authority: 121
  Well, I have to admit, this ws a really hard one. FC almost got it. Many people mistake the Harvestman for a spider. Daddy Longlegs is an arachnid, only related to spiders. I wish I had a better shot for yall. This was taken through a dirty glass darkly. Im sure I have some much better old shots, but I got label lazy ...
  3 days ago

• What were these bugs that we called "bloodsuckers"?

  
  Ask MetaFilter — Authority: 643
  There is this insect/arachnid I remember from my childhood in Las Vegas. It had a body about the size of a raisin, only it was quite flat. They were red with black spots (larger than ladybugs, but flatter), and the kids in the neighborhood called them "bloodsuckers" for some reason. (I have no idea if they bit or ...
  1 week ago

• Peacock Spider

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 787
  Photo: Jurgen Otto This is a kind of jumping spider, and it’s only about 5mm in size.  The males have a colorful pattern on flaps that extend from their abdomen during breeding/mating.  In addition to this, they raise their back pair of legs and dance from side to side to win over their plain brown females. ...
  1 week ago

• Arachnid Electronic Dart Board – Ideal Family Xmas Present

  
  NewBiz Free Advertising Blog — Authority: 148
  A family Xmas present that everyone can enjoy is an Arachnid Electronic Dart Board game.  No special skills are necessary just throw the soft-tipped darts at the board and you’re on your way to massive family entertainment.Whether you want to get a game going with your family and friends or practice on your own the ...
  3 weeks ago

• Marbled Orbweaver (Araneus marmoreus) - Female

  
  Nature in the Ozarks — Authority: 120
  A common orbweaving spider found throughout most of North America. This individual is a female. Males are about a quarter the size of females. From Ohio State University : Polymorphic - This spider has many color varieties. The most common form has an orange front part of the body (cephalothorax) with ...
  3 weeks ago

• Vector spider

  
  VectorVault Anchorpoint - Free Vector Art Community — Authority: 127
  Hands down - my biggest fear is running into a big hairy spider like this vector illustration . The Goliath Spider for example is as big as a dinner plate and eats birds. Now just imagine strolling through the jungle when one of those little darlings falls from the trees and lands on your head like a hat…. ...
  3 weeks ago

• Scientists Discover Vegetarian Spider

  
  Newsvine - JCAtom's Column - Articles and Seeds — Authority: 129
  American scientists have discovers a spider that feeds almost exclusively on plant food. The findings are significant because of the known approximately 40,000 species of spiders in the world, all were thought to be strict predators.More Articles
  4 weeks ago

• Discovery of a Vegetarian Spider

  
  Neatorama — Authority: 787
  There are some 40,000 known species of spiders, but every single one of them is thought to be carnivorous … except this one. The  Bagheera Kiplingi jumping spider of Central and South America is the first spider found to have an almost exclusively vegetarian diet. These spiders live and feast on the protein packed ...
  4 weeks ago

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