I had time to go for a leaf crawl in Nรธrreskov before work, and managed to rearrange the forest floor a bit.
I wanted to try out a headband loupe and see f it was any good. It was brilliant.
This little jumper looked positively terrifying:D
Neon reticulatus is a huge, lethal attack ninja.
That is, if you are a springtail. Measuring 2-3 mm, it suffers a character assassination whenever I find it.
It is called cute, adorable, and a little darling.
Did you know that the Himalayan jumping spider could be the highest living creature in the world, with a permanent residence at elevations around 6,700 m (22,000 ft)?
Black and white version (it's a work in progress) of an illustration for a Cactus di Fuoco Book!
If you can read Italian, you can find the beta version of the book here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/343042410-il-ragno-che-tesseva-racconti
Otherwise, wait a little while, because the book will soon be translated and published (all illustrated by us!) on Amazon.
#Spider #BlackAndWhite #JumpingSpider #TraditionalArt #Art #Illustration
#NewSpecies!
New jumping spider from #india just jumped in:
Pilia malenadu
Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9B6B1022-FFD4-9142-FF0C-D7AEFB30F8AF
Publication: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5716.2.7
#Zootaxa #PiliaMalenadu
#FAIRdata
#science #OA #openaccess #biology #taxonomy #ecology #biodiversity #nature #wildlife #conservation #animals #invertebrates #arachnology #arachnids #spider #jumpingspider #jumper