monday_spider

Diaea subdola crab spider from Japan. I know its cousin Diaea dorsata from Finland; they look much alike. #thomisidae #spidermacro

Hasarius adansoni jumping spider from Okinawa, Japan. #salticidae #jumpingspider

Japanese lynx spider Oxyopes macilentus. #oxyopidae #spidermacro

Pardosa laevitarsis from Naha, Okinawa, Japan. There were plenty of these guys frolicking in a city park. In Finland, where I live, we have P. lugubris running around every yard and garden. I guess I found the subtropical equivalent of our beloved “lugu”! #lycosidae

Thiania sp. jumping spider from Okinawa, Japan. #salticidae #spidermacro

@elaphrornis Naha, Okinawa, Japan.

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Cyclosa mulmeinensis, the spider inspired by camels.🐫 No, just kidding! Orb-web weavers existed much before camels. So it must be the camels who borrowed from C. mulmeinensis the cool idea of sporting two humps in the back. #spidermacro #araneidae #cyclosa

Quality crab spider from Okinawa, Japan. I found this elegant green eight-legged pickle in a park in Naha. Species is Oxytate hoshizuna. #thomisidae #spidermacro

Pachygnatha listeri female from Central Finland. Literally, “pachygnatha” means thick jaws, and you can see why in the second photo. Named after naturalist Martin Lister (1639–1712), P. listeri likes to live in the low vegetation of damp forest areas. #tetragnathidae #spidermacro

Black Double-Headed Dwarf Spider (Diplocephalus picinus) from Finland. These 2mm long minibeasts live among leaf litter and munch springtails for snacks. #linyphiidae #spidermacro

Piratula hygrophila, a wolf spider that “loves water” by name. Indeed, this species thrives in wet and damp ground level habitats. #lycosidae #spidermacro

Yellow-legged wolf spider Pardosa fulvipes. These nimble buggers prefer Eastern Europe; they have never been found west of Germany and Italy. At my summer cottage in Central Finland they are plentiful. #lycosidae #spidermacro

Bathyphantes nigrinus, tiny spider from leaf litter. “Bathys” means deep in Greek, and “phantes” refers to appearing. In a bit of a mystical way since both “phantom” and “fantasy” arise from that word. So Bathyphantes spiders emerge from the deep. #linyphiidae #spidermacro

Orange-legged spider Gongylidium rufipes is a sheet-web weaver from family Linyphiidae. It lives in bushes and undergrowth. G. rufipes is very common in Finland where I live. #spidermacro #linyphiidae

Meet Lepthyphantes leprosus, a dwarf spider with a rare preference of living indoors. My wife found this 3mm long minibeast from our kitchen wall in Central Helsinki. #linyphiidae #spidermacro

Young male Theridion sp. found next to Acropolis in Athens, Greece. #theridiidae #spidermacro

@singaporemacro Gorgeous animal! Congrats!

This is the Sunburst Candy Spider from Thailand. Not AI (sucks to have to declare this). Very real and had been on my wish list for a long time. The taxonomic placement is unclear, so we are leaving it at Cyrtarachninae.

Uloborus plumipes: spider without venom. Usually spiders kill their prey by injecting venom with fangs. But some species wrap an insect with super tangled silk into a tight package and cover it with digestive fluid. After a while the soup is ready. Athens, Greece. #uloboridae

@AffableEffable Thank you! I’m glad to hear that you like it.

@MondaySpider Lovely photos! Always a treat to see jumpers up close like this.

Pretty little jumper from Athens, Greece. Its home base and hunting ground is National Garden right next to the Syntagma square. Species: Evarcha jucunda. #salticidae #spidermacro