Mastodawn

27-Mar-2026
Surprise in #amber: exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe

#arachnid order #opiliones aka #DaddyLongLegs

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1121689

#science #ecology #evolution #arthropods #fossils

Surprise in amber: exotic harvestmen once lived in Europe

A German-Bulgarian research team led by SNSB paleontologist Christian Bartel has discovered a new species of harvestman in 35-million-year-old Ukrainian and Baltic amber. The animal is related to harvestmen that are now extinct in Europe. The researchers published their findings in the journal Acta Palaeontologica Polonica.

EurekAlert!

Celita Mar 18

Cuando abandonas las prisas del día a día, cuando paras, cuando respiras, cuando te sientas y eres consciente del micromundo que te rodea puedes observar situaciones como esta.

Araña cangrejera de las flores ha capturado un abejorro
Tenerife 2015

#macro #microLife #wildlife #nature #insects #arachnid #abejorro #araña #bugs #photoNature

𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝙹𝚎𝚜𝚜 Mar 14

#FotoVorschlag - #Zartheit »#delicateness, #fragility, #tenderness«

This beautiful #SpiderWeb appeared outside my house one foggy night. Got a halfway decent pic, too, considering it was taken with my old phone a few years back.

#web #cobweb #dewdrops #nature #Natur #details #spider #arachnid #macro #MacroPhotography #texture #delicate #fragile #photography #Fotografie

Lone Wolf Mar 12

#Fotovorschlag - Voll Cool / Totally cool

Trap door spiders, like the brown recluse, are one of the most fascinating types of spiders. They make these really cool “entrances” or tunnels to their lairs. They sit and wait underground for the vibrations.

Photo taken in
Eureka Springs, Arkansas 2017

#Web #Arachnid #Spiders

Bristletail Mar 10

Giant House Spider (Eratigena a. or s.) 29.04.25

#nature #naturephotography #arachnid #spider

TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨Mar 9

🕷️⚔️ Most of us might recoil at the sight of a #spider in the corner, but these eight-legged hunters are actually #nature's silent guardians.

New #research shows a massive #data gap in #conservation: we have no formal status for nearly 90% of the 100,000 #insect and #arachnid species in #NorthAmerica.

👉 https://scitechdaily.com/scared-of-spiders-the-real-nightmare-is-a-world-without-them/

#science #ecology #spiders #biodiversity #environment #education #biology #wildlife #arachnids

Scared of Spiders? The Real Nightmare Is a World Without Them

A sweeping review of nearly 100,000 insect and arachnid species in North America has revealed a surprising and troubling reality: scientists lack even basic conservation assessments for the vast majority of them.

SciTechDaily

Red Wolf Feb 28

Two-tailed spider egg sac / #RedWolf https://flic.kr/p/2rXFNTT #photography #arachnid #spider #animal #twotailedspider #eggsac

Ryan Hodnett Feb 27

Spotted Orbweavers (Neoscona sp.) in an Organ-pipe Mud-dauber Wasp (Trypoxylon politum) Nest

#Wasps #Spiders #ArtWithOpenSource #Darktable #CCBYSA #Nest #Nests #Hymenoptera #Insect #Insects #Arachnid #Arachnids #Arthropod #Arthropods #Animal #Animals #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Nature #NaturePhotography #Photo #Photography

S.T. Veje Feb 27

Trying again: does anyone here have a female salmon-pink tarantula (lasiodora parahybana)? I'd love to hear about your experience with it.

How big is it and how much does it weigh? Have you ever held it in your hands, and if so, what is it like to hold? Would you say it's heavier or lighter than it looks? What is its personality like? Cautious or adventurous, active or mostly sitting still, for example.

Photos or video welcome.

#Spider #Tarantula #Arachnid