A large wasp with a red head, abdomen and wings.

A wider angle shot, showing the wasp above a large spider that is not moving. Both are on grass blades near the ground.

The spider lying paralysed. It has a large abdomen with a pattern of dots. Its body is white, while the legs have black and white bands.

A large Spider Wasp (family Pompilidae) spotted at Coney Island on 30 March 2025. It has paralysed this Dome Web Spider (Cyrtophora moluccensis) and is preparing a nesting hole.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Singapore #Wasps #Hymenoptera #Spiders #Araneae

A small spider dangling from a web. Sharp spines line the edges of the body. The body is white with a pattern of dark patches.

A Black-and-white Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha kuhli) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 8 March 2025. A small spider with a lovely patterning on their back.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

A small spider with yellow legs and a yellow body. Two brown strips run down the sides of the body.

A side view of the spider, showing that the bottom of the body is speckled with small dots.

Another view of the top of the body.

A remarkable tiny spider, Zealoctenus cardronaensis, spotted in Queenstown, New Zealand on 2 Jan 2026. My iNaturalist link has interesting comments about spider.

On iNaturalist [ www.
inaturalist.org/observations/333073673 ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #NewZealand #Spiders #Araneae

Spiders #Araneae exoskeletons consist mainly of chitin combined with protein (endocuticle) and a non-chitin outermost subdivision (epicuticle). Its safer to make your outermost layer out of something other than what fungi need to grow themselves. Creates a dilemma for fungi wanting spider dinner.

9-6-25
Garden Orbweaver
(Argiope sp.)
Dick Kleberg Park
Kingsville, TX

#texasphotography #wildlifephotography #gardenorbweaver #Agiope #spider #Kingsville #Texas #TX #nikon #nikond7500 #arachnids #invertebrates #araneae #Orbweavers #arthropods #Wildlife

First record of three rare #spider species from the Republic of Moldova: 𝘓𝘪𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘦𝘤𝘢 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘬𝘺𝘪, 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘻𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴 and 𝘖𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴.

➡ doi.org/10.3897/trav...

#newrecord #biodiversity #Araneae

A new genus of wolf spider is described. Learn more about it here: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#Araneae #taxonomy #phylogeneteics

Description of a new genus and species of jumping spider with a striking red face from Thailand: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#Araneae #biodiversity #phylogenomics @zqtpck.bsky.social @spiderbiologist.bsky.social @waynemaddison.bsky.social

A new cobweb spider species is described from the Ganjiangyuan National Nature Reserve, in Jiangxi Province, China. Find out all about it here: doi.org/10.3897/BDJ....

#spiders #taxonomy #Araneae

A white spider dangling below a flower. It is holding on and feeding on a honey bee that is twice as big. The bee is dark brown with a reddish abdomen and transparent wings.

Spotted this Flower Crab Spider (genus Thomisus) feeding on a Giant Honey Bee (Apis dorsata) at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector, Singapore on 8 March 2025.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae #Bees #Hymenoptera

A mostly brown, patterned spider resting on a tree trunk. Two long spinnerets stick out of the abdomen, looking like two long pointed tails. Spread out around the spider are its long legs.

A slightly farther view of the spider on the tree trunk, showing the spread of the legs. Three pairs of legs are very long, with one pair relatively shorter.

An even further view of the spider. Here, the legs can be fully seen, extending for two to three body lengths away from the spider.

A Two-tailed Spider (genus Hersilia) spotted on the trunk of a tree at MacRitchie Nature Trail, Singapore on 23 Nov 2025. A spider with very long legs, characterised by its two long spinnerets.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

Two spiders sitting on a tree truck, surrounded by a spider web that is flat against the trunk. The female is larger and has an orange body and a large yellow abdomen with small red dots. The smaller male is red and is sitting on top of the female's abdomen.

A female and male Ornamental Tree Trunk Spider (Herennia multipuncta) spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Singapore on 22 Nov 2025. They make a lovely couple. :-)

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

The first phylogeny of Sri Lankan goblin spiders investigates the relationships of these short-range endemic species on the island: doi.org/10.3897/evol...

#Araneae #biogeography #phylogenetics

Wanted to make a nicer setup for Bruja. Pretty happy with the result! I ended up removing the purple moss because it was retaining too much moisture.

She's currently barricaded in her hide, so I assume she's prepping to molt again. 🖤

#entomology #arachnology #tarantula #arachtober #araneae

A small spider with a black head and white back, with a pattern of dark spots. Spikes line the edge of the spider's abdomen.

A Black-and-white Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha kuhli) spotted at Ulu Sembawang Park Connector on 8 March 2025. The spikes may make it harder for predators to swallow it.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

A large spider sitting in the middle of a large web with its legs spread out. The head is black with a grey body and an abdomen with many yellow dots running down in two rows on the back.

A Female Batik Golden Web Spider (Trichonephila antipodiana) spotted Mount Faber Park, Singapore on 2 March 2025. It is as large as the Golden Orb Weaver spiders.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

Saw another Texas Brown (A. hentzi) strolling by and wanted to give him a lift back out into the wild. Big guy was very docile but mobile, so most of the pics didn't turn out. Always a pleasure to encounter one of these sweethearts, though. 😊

#emtomology #arachnology #spider #tarantula #araneae

Gorgeous lil Wolf Spider (Lycosinae, species uncertain) I found stuck in a stairwell and- with some effort -coaxed onto my hand and released outside.

I hope I find some more, Wolf Spiders are so beautiful and their faces are just precious. 🥰

#entomology #arachnology #spider #wolfspider #araneae

Spotted an amazing little Orb Weaver (Araneoidea, species uncertain) with a taste for dramatic lighting.

As funny as the second pic is to me, getting to see the full web in all its glory was pretty awesome! 🥰

#entomology #arachnology #spider #orbweaver #web #araneae

Drapetisca socialis and Cymbaeremaeus cymba on birch trunk

Drapetisca socialis and Cymbaeremaeus cymba on birch trunk

Female Drapetisca socialis and the Oribatid Cymbaeremaeus cymba (nymph) as bycatch.
Blog post in Swedish:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2025/09/trad...

#Invertebrate 🐙
#Arachnida #Acari #Araneae #Linyphiidae #Oribatida
#Biodiversity #Macrophotography

A large spider with a dark body and reddish legs. It is hanging in midair from a large web.

A female Black Golden Orbweaver (Nephila kuhli) spotted at Telok Blangah Hill Park, Singapore on 2 March 2025. A large spider, about the size of my palm.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ].

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Singapore #Spiders #Araneae

New resident on the porch #pumkinspider #casatzacol #Araneae

A northern crab spider in wait for some prey

#spiders #arachnids #araneae #thomisidae #nature

A review of the wolf-spider genus Draposa in China: doi.org/10.3897/zook...

#taxonomy #spiders #Araneae

This bro has it figured out. Just chill by my AC and catch all the prey you want. Thanks for keeping out the flies! Grey Cross Spider (Larinioides sclopetarius)

#spiders #arachnids #araneae #araneidae

My recent collection of crab spider pics.

#entomology #spiders #arachnids
#araneae #thomisidae #wildlife

Fen grass of Parnassus (Parnassia glauca) with some critters. #entomology #araneae #diptera #wildflowers

Araneus quadratus. Nykarleby, Finland

Araneus quadratus. Nykarleby, Finland

Kvadratspindel (Araneus quadratus) - en relativt vanlig art som jag dokumenterat först nu.
Mer om det här:
utgangspunktnykarleby.blogspot.com/2025/09/bada...

#invertebrate #Spider #Spiders #Araneae #Araneidae 🐙🕷️
#Orbweavers #Spindlar #Hämähäkit #Macrophotography #Biodiversity

A typical looking jumping spider with a silvery body and a black head with a white patch at the top. The front pair of legs are black, while the other legs are red.

Another view of the spider.

Another view of the spider.

A Jumping Spider, Pancorius thorelli, spotted at Rifle Range Nature Park, Singapore on 1 Mar 2025. A lovely spider with a dark head and a white patch.

On iNaturalist [ www.inaturalist.org/observations... ]

#iNaturalist #Nature #Photography #Spiders #Araneae

Someone was chilling on the hummingbied feeder #StripedOrb-Weaver #orb-weaver #BandedOrbWeavingSpider #ArgiopeTrifasciata #BandedGardenSpider #StripedOrbweaver #Arachnida #Araneae #Araneomorphae #Araneidae #orb-weavers #spiders #spider #spiders #arachnid #arachnids