I injured an innocent little jumping spider when attempting to trap it inside a plastic food container. It lost a leg. I feed bad about that. Can it regrow its missing leg?
#spiders #arachnids #jumpingspiders #salticidae #spiderlegs #animalinjury #limbregeneration

I bought a macro adapter tube set and poked around the garden to see what I could find. Hello friend, so cute! On the down side, the cheap adapter broke and appears to now be permanently attached to my zoom lens :-( I feel like there might be a lesson in there somewhere.. #photography #macrophotography #darktable #jumpingspider #jumpingspiders #nikon #d200 #macro

#Jumpingspiders are best known for being cute, but there's also a branch of not-so-cute-but-wonderful ant-mimicking species. The head mimics the abdomen, which is a bit disorienting! Probably evolved mainly to avoid predation—ants are unattractive prey. https://youtu.be/XRUZGtdp_TM?si=QCYKPkTRH8jX8DYW #biology #science

Zebraspringspinne - zebra spider

#macrophotography #macro #jumpingspiders #springspinne #spider #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Built more jumping spider enclosures and rehoused babies this morning. #spiders #spidersofmastodon #spidersofthefedierse #jumpingspiders #arachnids #arachnidsofmastodon

Marpissa muscosa en cours d'accouplement, avec le bulbe copulateur du mâle visible.

Alors que je me dirigeais vers une palissade en bois ensoleillée, justement dans l'espoir d'y voir des saltiques dont Marpissa muscosa, je suis tombé sur ces deux là tranquillement installés sur la rambarde en bois.
Ce qui s'est avéré bien pratique pour l'observation qui a finalement duré 50 minutes, me faisant établir un nouveau record personnel de lenteur de marche.

Vidéo de l'observation (22 minutes) : https://youtu.be/XxXMHxXSCm4

Réserve naturelle nationale du Platier d'Oye (Oye-plage), mai 2024

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Marpissa muscosa mating, with the male's copulatory bulb visible.

As I was heading towards a sunny wooden fence, hoping to spot jumping spiders, including Marpissa muscosa, I came across these two, comfortably perched on the wooden railing.
This proved quite convenient for observation, which ultimately lasted 50 minutes, setting a new personal record for slowest walking.

Video of the observation (22 minutes) : https://youtu.be/XxXMHxXSCm4

Réserve naturelle nationale du Platier d'Oye (Oye-plage), may 2024


#marpissamuscosa #marpissa #salticidae #saltiques #jumpingspiders #araneae #araignées #spiders #platierdoye #réservenaturellenationaleduplatierdoye #eden62 #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #nature

Saltique Chevronnée / Saltique Arlequin (Salticus scenicus), avec casse-croûte non identifié.

Citadelle de Lille, mars 2024

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Zebra spider (Salticus scenicus), with an unidentified meal.

Citadelle de Lille, march 2024


#salticusscenicus #saltiquechevronnée #saltiquearlequin #zebraspider #salticus #saltiqueszébrées #salticidae #saltiques #jumpingspiders #araneae #araignées #spiders #citadelledelille #boisdeboulognelille #hautsdefrancenature #hautsdefrance #nature

This group of baby jumping spiders is doing great so far. It's been a bit of a distraction watching them stalk and catch fruit flies, but 🤷‍♂️. #spiders #jumpingspiders #arachnids #spidersofmastodon #SpidersOfTheFediverse