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@arachtober.bsky.social

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Celebrate October by posting arachnids and spiders with the tag #Arachtober. I am jciv, a macro photographer living in South Texas, USA, who loves spiders. At the moment, I am posting mainly stereographic 3D macro photos. 🇺🇸📸🕷️ https://arachtober.com

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 11h

Hogna antelucana #Arachtober 9
Different species of wolf spider from yesterday. Far more common around here in South Texas, USA. Yet they don't have a common name. I can find bunches of these in my yard most any night.
#spider #wolfspider #arachnid #macrophotography #naturephotography #stereogram

Closeup look at a friendly looking wolf spider. Stereo 3D Macro Photography.

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duleyp.bsky.social @duleyp.bsky.social · 1d

A pseudoscorpion for #arachtober. A Compost Chernes [pselaphochernes scorpioides] from the garden compost heap.
#wildlifefrommywindow #invertebrates #ukwildlife #gardenwildlife #macro

A plan view of a eight legged invertebrate that has two long arms reaching out from its head with crab like claws on the end. The body looks like one large reddy brown oval, with the main portion bisected by a lighter line, with each side split into 10 regular sections. The body, arms, and legs, are covered in tiny short hairs, with occaisional longer ones which act as sensory organs.

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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 17h

Throwback pic from October '21 of a female Golden Orb Weaver (Trichonephila clavipes) at Green Swamp Preserve, NC. The background shows a hint of the habitat, longleaf pine savanna. I love this shot because it reminds me of a gorgeous day; I saw only one other person in six hours. #Arachtober 🌿🐙📷

A closeup photo of a golden orb weaver spider, hanging upside down diagonally along a strand of silk. The spider has an elongated orange abdomen, and long orange and black banded legs. The background is out of focus vertical tree trunks in the upper third, with greenery in the lower two thirds.

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Séance and Spooky Spood-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 1d

Also we have Mr Colonus sylvanus, a common but very pretty sight, being very perky on a handrail this afternoon ❤️
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober

Shiny dark red jumping spider with a white mustache, raised on his legs a bit, peering curiously slightly to left of frame

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Rob 🇨🇦 @rockinbones.bsky.social · 20h

#Arachtober #31DaysOfHalloween
🕷️ #Inverts #Arachnids
I’m not 100% convinced that Spiders are Halloweeny, but here we are.

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 14h

I went Mac when I saw how Mac like Windows was becoming. It was weird to begin with but not that bad. Most of what I do is in a browser or Lightroom so OS doesn't matter much. Hardly turn on my old PC anymore.

Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 14h

I think fast and erratic fits pretty well.

Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 14h

Thanks. Yours looks good. I started with some very similar shots. After I get a good ID shot, I sometimes try to get lower to get a face shot. And I cropped a lot.

Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 1d

Rabid Wolf Spider (Rabidosa rabida) - #Arachtober 8
Not as bad as it sounds. It doesn't mean it has rabies. The Rabida scientific name from Latin translates to extremely violent, furious, or unfavorable behavior. Found in South Tex.
#spider #wolfspider #arachnid #macrophotography #naturephotography

Closeup macro photo of a wolf spider in 3D Stereo pair.

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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 3d

Prowling spider, Syspira sp., one of my favorite desert species. This one was barely 1/2 inch including leg span. Shot at 4.5X & a slight crop; nine shots stacked together to get the whole face in focus. I love how well camouflaged it is on the pale sand, like a little spider ghost. #Arachtober 🌿🐙👻🕷️

An extreme closeup photo, at ground level, looking into the face of a cream-colored spider on similarly-colored sand. The spider has sparse dark hairs and several longer spiny hairs, and dark eyes. All eight eyes are visible. Most of the legs are out of frame. There's a bit of crinkly silk in the lower left.

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Jonathan Bliss @jonathanbliss.bsky.social · 3d

Day 7 of #Arachtober another spider with prey. I thought ladybirds (ladybugs for Americans) tasted foul so aren’t predated but it appears not to bother this one. I think the spider is a lace web spider, Amaurobius sp. They often build these lacy webs in windows of garages and sheds.

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Pardosa @michaelsitvarin.bsky.social · 2d

#Arachtober predation

Invertebrates> vertebrates

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Jill Orme @ormejks.bsky.social · 1d

A Garden Spider with her packed lunch.

#arachtober #invertebrates #arachnids #spider #GardenSpider #AraneusDiadematus #predation #CommonWasp #VespulaVulgaris #GardenWildlife #UKWildlife #NaturePhotography #StingsNWings #SmallWonders

A Garden Spider on her web, holding the partly wrapped body of a Common Wasp she has caught. She is a large orange-brown spider with small white patches on her back forming a kind of cross shape, and legs ringed in brown and fawn.

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D. Allan Drummond @dadrummond.art · 1d

Loving the burst of pseudoscorpion posts! Gave this grabby guy some bristles and a bit more attitude 😈 (remember in reality they’re like sesame seeds with attitude) #arachtober

A gray resin sculpture of a pseudoscorpion, sitting in my open hand against a white background.

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Kristin Wyatt @kristinwyatt.bsky.social · 2d

Shamrock Orb Weaver
#31DaysOfHalloween #spiders
#arachtober #nature

A lovely spider with a white abdomen and stripey legs crawls sideways in front of an orange background.

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Tom Astle @tjalamont.bsky.social · 4d

Went to the desert this morning because sometimes you need to touch sand. I found this pretty little spider, I think a desert recluse (Loxosceles deserta). I really like the pinstriping and subtle olive green in her legs and palps. Like all recluses, she has 6 eyes in 3 pairs. 🌿🐙 #Arachtober

A macro photo at ground level looking into the face of a spider atop a sandy-textured rock. The spider is pale orange with long orange-yellow legs that eventually transition to olive-green. She is a desert recluse spider, which you can tell because all recluse spiders have six eyes in three pairs. Only the legs on one side are visible, in the right part of the frame; the others are mostly out of frame and her body is center left.

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Evelyndroid's Aperture Séance and Spooky Spood-Finding 🏳️‍⚧️🕷️ @apsciencebylyn.bsky.social · 2d

Grumpy boi (why is my stick moving, I didn't ask the stick to move)
#EmotionalSupportSpood #Arachtober

(Phidippus regius lad)

Large fuzzy black and white jumping spider with bright green chelicerae, on grumpy salticid posture (legs tight around him like cat loaf), on the tip of a stick peering at you

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 2d

Arrow-shaped Orbweaver (Micrathena sagittata) - #Arachtober 7
#spider #arachnid #macrophotography #naturephotography #stereography

Stereo 3D macro photo of an orb weaver spider with a yellow triangular shaped abdomen.

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 3d

Running Crab Spider - #Arachtober 6th
I find these stretched out across leaves waiting for prey to come near. Or maybe they are posing for photos. This family tends to have a longer second pair of legs than similar Thomisid crab spiders.

Apollophanes punctipes
#spider #naturephotography #stereogram

A white spider with very long legs stretched out on a green leave. Stereo pair 3D macro photo.

Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 4d

Skipper and Crab Spider - #Arachtober 5th
I think this spider knows that is too much for a meal. She wasn't moving.
#spider #macrophotography #naturephotography #butterfly #skipper

A brown skipper butterfly and a small white crab spider maybe wondering if it is too big to eat. Stereo 3D Macro Photography.

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 5d

A dew covered Wolf Spider - #Arachtober 4
(Hogna antelucana)
Found in South Texas, USA
#spider #insect #macrophotography #naturephotography

3D stereo macro photo pair of a wolf spider.

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 6d

#Arachtober 3rd - Happy Fly Day Friday!
Crab Spider and Green Bottle Fly
#spider #flydayfriday #insect #macrophotography #naturephotography

Stereo crossview 3D macro photo of a crab spider eating a fly on a sunflower.

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 7d

Grass Spider (Agelenopsis) - #Arachtober 2nd
Funnel Weavers are a nocturnal family of spiders that resemble Wolf Spiders, but live in funnel webs. Their webs aren't sticky, but are full of velcro like filaments. Found in South Texas, USA. #spider #macrophotography #naturephotography #stereography

3D Stereo macro photo of a spider in her funnel web.

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 7d

So many spider fans and arachnologists started with arachnophobia. Photography and learning about them really makes a difference. I don't think I was ever especially afraid of them but I know my love for them came from photographing them. I still prefer not to touch them or let them touch me.

Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 8d

#Arachtober 1st - Tropical Orb Weaver (Eriophora ravilla). One of my favorites. Very common in South Texas. Can be found up the East Coast of USA down to South America. This is a stereo image. Cross your eyes for 3D. 🕷️
#spider #orbweaver #arachnid #macrophotography #naturephotography

Crossview Stereo Pair 3D macro photo of an orb weaver spider in her web.

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