Spidermax

A small white spider sitting on the pink petal of a flower. It is holding a black and yellow hoverfly vertically. The fly is at least twice the size if the spider.

Day 6 of #Arachtober this is a Flower Crab Spider, Misumena vatia. Fearsome little spiders who lie in wait in flowes and are capable of taking prey much larger then themselves as can be seen here. All these images are from my own photo library.

Eine Spinne von unten.

Das ist eines meiner Lieblingsspinnenbilder aus Madagaskar.🥰

#Arachtober

An orb weaver is in the middle of a mess of webbing. The spider is yellow and reddish-brown. The web has many colors from the light from the flash.

🕷️ A different #MacroMonday #spider today. I took this a while back and didn't do anything with it. The flash did funny things with the web color. But I finally decided I liked it. Kind of looks...electric? #photography #spiders #macro

false oil beetle, swollen-thighed beetle, thick-legged flower beetle (Oedemera nobilis)

Hello to all the little things. It's #MacroMonday.

A little jumping spider (Platycryptus undatus) crawling through a jungle of arm hair on my kind and gentle friend. The shot is mostly top down with the spider facing the right of frame. We see most of their dull dorsal patterns on the right side of their body. The only eye we get to really see is the one on their right at the top of their carapace

#arachtober #macromonday
Jumping #spider - Platycryptus undatus
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-12-25) 🕷️ #photography #macrophotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #jumpingspider #spidersky

Light grey fuzzy jumping spider with reddish-brown stripes down her face across her big eyes, on a blade of dry grass tilting her head to peer at you

Habronattus alachua lass with the Head Tilt ❤️
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober

A close-up image of a reddish brown spider looking straight at the camera. It is on the ground on a few blades of grass. It has the two forward pairs of legs spread wide giving it a crab like appearance, hence the name. The scale of the blades of grass shows that this is a small spider.

Day 5 #Arachtober possibly the last thing the prey of a crab spider will see. Often the eye pattern can get to to the family of spiders and the eye pattern for Thomasidae is obvious in this image of a Xysticus sp which is about the size of my little fingernail.

I think this might be my favorite fishing spider

A photo of a black and white spider from the front and side as it rested on the surface of algae covered water. The spider's legs are black and covered in spine-like hairs. The upper part of the spider's cephalothorax, the front part of its body, is black, it;s eyes, clustered forward are black and glossy, there is a white stripe running horizontally below them. The stripe continues along the side of the spider's abdomen, above 2 of the 6 spots can be seen along with a tan stripe.

For today's #arachtober post I present the magnificent Six-spotted Fishing Spider, Dolomedes triton.

#MacroPhotography
#Photography
#Spiders
#Invertebrates

A dark jumping spider with white markings and metallic green sparkles on their legs and chelicerae. They are on a bright yellow flower and facing the viewer.

Happy #arachtober the fifth from the bold jumping spider I found outside the bank

A macro photo at ground level looking into the face of a spider atop a sandy-textured rock. The spider is pale orange with long orange-yellow legs that eventually transition to olive-green. She is a desert recluse spider, which you can tell because all recluse spiders have six eyes in three pairs. Only the legs on one side are visible, in the right part of the frame; the others are mostly out of frame and her body is center left.

Went to the desert this morning because sometimes you need to touch sand. I found this pretty little spider, I think a desert recluse (Loxosceles deserta). I really like the pinstriping and subtle olive green in her legs and palps. Like all recluses, she has 6 eyes in 3 pairs. 🌿🐙 #Arachtober

A golden silk orb-weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) on her web with her head down while we get a dorsal view of her golden coloration throughout her legs and abdomen.

Happy Sunday
#arachtober continues
Golden silk #orbweaver - Trichonephila clavipes
(Shot at @cincinnatizoo.bsky.social 9-4-25) 🕷️🕸️ #photography #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #zoo #cincyzoopic

A photo of a spider called a twig spider, standing atop a straight, thin, dry twig, parallel to it, stretching in a level line left to right. The background is pure black. The spider has very long legs and an extremely elongated, twig-like abdomen. It has captured a smaller spider and has it wrapped up in a silk ball; two straight strands of silk are visible, one starting at the spinnerets and anchored to the twig, the other attached to the prey and leading left, out of frame.

Here is your Saturday Spider. It's a twig spider (maybe Ariamnes sp.?) in Madagascar, at night in the forest; it has captured another spider, which is the soccer-ball thing near its fangs. About 1 inch long. (I've shared this elsewhere before, but I think not here. Sorry, if so.) #Arachtober 🐙🌿

Phidippus cardinalis boys appear to be velvet ant mimics. It works for them. ❤️
#Arachtober

Ero tuberculata, a rather scarce Pirate Spider is found mainly on mature heathland on tall heather and gorse, but sometimes also in houses. It searches out the webs of other spiders in order to feed on the occupants

@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social
Me: I don't have a favourite UK spider

Also me: 😍

#Arachtober

The detailed close-up photograph captures a European garden spider, likely an Araneus diadematus, meticulously positioned in the centre of the intricate hub of its orb web. The spider, with its distinctively patterned abdomen showcasing shades of brown, beige, and darker markings, faces slightly downwards, its multiple eyes barely visible amidst the texture of its cephalothorax. One of its prey, a small, dark insect, is held firmly within its chelicerae, indicating a recent capture or meal. The delicate, shimmering silk strands of the web radiate outwards, forming a perfect spiral, each thread catching the ambient light and revealing its fine structure against the blurred background. The setting is a verdant natural environment dominated by lush green foliage that provides a soft, out-of-focus backdrop. Several clusters of small, pale yellow flower buds, possibly from a plant like Hypericum androsaemum, emerge from the greenery, adding splashes of contrasting colour and texture to the scene. The depth of field is shallow, isolating the spider and its web as the sharpest elements in the frame, while the surrounding leaves and blossoms dissolve into a pleasing bokeh. The lighting suggests a natural, soft illumination from filtered sunlight, creating subtle highlights on the spider's body and the web silk without harsh shadows. The overall mood is one of quiet nature, emphasising the delicate balance of predator and prey within a vibrant ecosystem. The composition is balanced, drawing the viewer's eye directly to the central arachnid and its meal.

'Net-Fly & Chill'

Web sways on soft breeze,
Spider dines, a quiet feast,
Green leaves gleam below

Sparty

#EastCoastKin #Photography #ColorADay #GreenSat #Nature #BlueSkyArtShow #Relax #Macro #Arachtober #BugSky #Art #Haiku
#PhotographersofBluesky #BlueSkyPhotography #BlueskyArt #31DaysofHalloween

Happy Saturday
It’s #arachtober
Gooty sapphire ornamental - #Poecilotheria metallica
(Shot in my animal room 10-3-25) 🕷️ #photography #pets #animal #invertebrate #arachnid #spider #tarantula #poecilotheriametallica #tarantulakeeper

A photo of a white and black jumping spider taken from the low front. The spider's body is covered in many fine hair-like scales. The legs are white with black bands. The spider's metallic green chelicerae can just be seen behind its floofy white and black pedipalps. The spider has a black downturned curved line along the lower part of it's white face. It's large eyes are black and glossy and there are 2 horn-like tufts on its head behind its eyes which give it a rather whimsical appearance.

This is not the earliest #Spider #Photo I have taken, but this is the Canopy Jumping Spider, Phidippus otiosus taken in November of 2005 which was near the start of my macrophotography journey! 😁

#Arachtober
#Macrophotography
#JumpingSpiders

An American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) shot in profile facing the left of frame as they sit in shallow, leaf-filled, muddy water. They have a very green face while most of the frog is a bronze-ish brown color.

Happy #frogfriday
American #bullfrog - Lithobates catesbeianus
(Shot near Cincinnati 9-16-25) 🐸 #photography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #nature #animal #herps #amphibian #frog

Probably the best starter pack for getting the most out of #arachtober this year

fotografia de uma aranha-papa-moscas em cima da ponta de uma folha verde sobre fundo preto. Ela está meio de perfil, aparecendo da direita da imagem junto com a folha e olhando para o lado esquerdo em direção à escuridão. Essa aranha, como costuma ser com as papa-moscas, tem os olhos frontais bem maiores que os outros, dando um aspecto de bicho "zoiudo" diferente nas aranhas, sendo até meio fofa. Ela é toda metalizada, refletindo tons azulados e esverdeados, dando um contraste bacana com uma faixa bem laranja que tem no abdomen.

papa-moscas versão shiny 🕷️✨

#fotografia #arachtober #aranha

Large mottled grey and brown leggy spider with a white head and face, laying flat against mossy tree bark

Face of the large creature, double row of small black eyes peering

Once a spider is above a certain size threshold, I refer to them respectfully as Big Spood

(Dolomedes sp, fishing spider)
#Arachtober

A photo of a green spider with fluorescent orange markings hanging in its web. The spider has very slender dark green legs. There are bright fluorescent orange markings on its abdomen. there is out of focus foliage in the background.

For today's #Arachtober offering, I present the Mabel Orchard #Orbweaver, Leucauge argyrobapta, a fairly common garden #spider here in South Georgia.

#fujifilm X-S10, #Laowa 65mm #Macro

#MacroPhotography
#photography
#Nature
#NatureIsAmazing
#Invertebrates

A close up of a jumping spider. Jumping spiders have excellent vision and have two of their eyes very large and front facing. This gives them a cute look, certainly among those who aren’t scared of spiders. Here there is a black background and the reflection of a ring flash is visible in the eyes. Four of the eyes are visible, two large in the middle of the face and two smaller ones.

For #Arachtober how cute are jumping spiders. I think this one is Evarcha falcata. This is just a few mm long you probably wouldn’t even notice it.

Paroligolophus agrestis female

Whole lotta Paroligolophus agrestis out there at present.

#Arachnids #Opiliones #VC55 #Arachtober

Macro photograph of a whitish Mecaphesa crab spider atop a purple salvia flower

A Mecaphesa crab spider on a salvia flower for #Arachtober -

#spider #spiderphotography #invertebrates #macrophotography

Top of golden silk orb weaver spider is shown against a backdrop of green tree leaves

Underside of golden silk orb-weaver spider is shown against a background of pine tree bark

I was going to post a flower or butterfly, but since it's #arachtober here's a Golden silk orb-weaver with Dorsal and ventral views. I have done plenty of face-plants into their webs early in the morning. #nature #bugsky #spiders

A brown spider crawls out onto it's funnel web to see who is peeking in at it with their annoying camera.

#31DaysOfHalloween #Arachtober #spiders
#nature #photography

A daddy long legs, Order Opiliones, standing on a leaf previously chewed up by caterpillars with further vegetation blurred out in the background.

When you travel off the beaten path, you find there is still lots to be seen.

#arachtober

A brown spider with with a pear shaped head that has what vertical stripes. It is standing on a white fuzzy leaf.

Lynx spiders are active hunters that don’t use webs. They use silk for other purposes including safety lines and to make egg sacks. #arachtober
Western Lynx Spider
(Oxyopes scalaris)