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She/her – Bugs. Spiders. That's mostly it. Studying Psychology / Philosophy. Based in Switzerland.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hi, I'm Nina 👋🏻
and this is a new introduction.

Former architectural draftswoman and current hobby naturalist, now pursuing a BSc in psychology.

Here, I mainly post about critters with a few too many legs that we must honour and protect at all costs. (Occasional ramblings might be included).

Image of a pug named Alice (runs the show) sitting on a concrete block. Her emotional support human (account owner) right next to her.

A picture of a critter I love to talk about are spiders. The image here depicts a rather large, dark jumping spider gazing directly into the camera. This is Evarcha acuata (ger. "Dunkler Sichelspringer"), one of my favourite encounters.

@salticidaeily on Tumblr told me that "This is the very species which inspired fascinating recent studies about spiders' ability to sleep and enter REM-like states!"

I mean, how cool is that? Humans enter REM states when we are dreaming. This could imply that spiders experience dream like states just like we do!

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7h

Today, a pancake.

Assumed subadult Nuctenea umbratica.
Orb weaving spider. Primarily nocturnal.
A personal favourite.

Very flat.
Very cute.
10/10

#SpiderSky #inverts 🌿🕷️
#Arachtober #Arachnids #spiders

Dorsal (top) view of a subadult Nuctenea species. Possibly Nuctenea umbratica, since they are commonly encountered in my area.

Lateral (side) view of the assumed subadult Nuctenea umbratica.

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 1d

Found a friend enjoying the sun today.
(assumed Pardosa sp.)

#arachtober 🕷️🌿
#spiderSky #wolfspider

Top view of same tiny brown wolf spider.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Nov 28

A gorgeous spider I came across the other day. (Larinioides sp., Araneidae)

#SpiderSky #spiders #invertebrates #arachnids

Dorsal view of the orb weaver. Her base colouration is a darker brown with lighter markings typical for the genus Larinioides.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 3d

It's dangerous to go alone. Here, take this moth with you.

#nature #teamMoth 🦋🪲
#bugs #insects #photography

Lateral (side) view of a brown moth. A fuzzy first pair of legs stretched before it. Small, equally fuzzy face with big dark eyes and feathery antennae.

Same moth dorsal (top) view. Very fuzzy. Big stretch included. 10/10, would recommend encountering.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Jul 28

It seems like the orb weaver Agalenatea redii really enjoys to play hide and seek 👀

#SpiderSky #orbweaver #nature #invertebrates #photography #arachnid 🌿🌻

Agalenatea redii hidding within the inflorescence of a dead Umbellifer (Apiaceae).

Agalenatea redii disguising itself as a dead flower bud of an Asteraceae.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7d

When people ask me what I do for self care:

natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 7d

watching a spider spin a web outside my window

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Jul 4

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙖
One of the largest jumping spiders in Central Europe. Females can reach a size of up to 14mm.

I always get very excited when I see them running about.

#invertebrates #SpiderSky #JumpingSpider 🌿🕷 #spiders

Female jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) on door frame.

Dorsal view of spider next to human index finger for size comparison. The spiders body nearly equals the length of the fingernail. (Which is about 12mm, and yes, I actually measured my finger nail 😅)

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7d

Oh my God! They are adorable 😍

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 8d

Join us in celebrating Arachtober by sharing your #spider and other #arachnid photos all month. #Arachtober has spread around the web. We’ve created a basic site at Arachtober.com to explain what this is all about. Banner by @ashleymbradford.bsky.social, inspired by my recent linocut artwork.

Black and white line art of a jumping spider surrounded by morning glory flowers with text Arachtober 2025.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7d

What a nice shot! Just look at those eyes! 😱

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you! 🥹

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7d

Let them come!! 🙌🏻🕷️

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 8d

I really enjoy my undergrad studies a whole lot more when I get to see silly illustrations of spiders 🕷️

Happy #Arachtober everyone!

Two people standing in front of a giant spider, while one person says: "I've narrowed it down to two hypotheses: it grew or we shrunk."

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 8d

Ah! Look at those fancy palps! 😍

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, my! Would you look at that! 😍

iamBeTa @iambeta.bsky.social · 9d

tiny spider 😍

#photography #nature #spiders #macro

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 11d

An animal that I feared as a kid: The harvestman.

Interestingly, they aren't spiders! They neither have the ability to inject venom nor produce any type of silk. A 'typical' thing for spiders.

They are completely harmless to humans 😌

#arachnids #inverts
#opiliones #LegsForDays

A harvestman, possible Phalangium sp., sitting on the outside wall of a building. The chelicerae on this specimen seem very pronounced.

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 12d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 13d

That is actually insane! What an incredible picture!

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 13d

People have no idea how diverse spiders truly are.

The picture below shows this diversity by displaying the distribution of their eyes. Eyes are actually a quite helpful pointer to help you identify the potential family of a spider.

#spidersky #invertebrates
#spiders 🕷️🌿

🦋 Alie of the Woods 🦋 @humanbyweight.bsky.social · 14d

I think my dice are broken

A grid of 45 white squares, each of which contains six or eight black dots, drawn by me. They look kind of like Rorschach ink blot tests. They definitely aren't watching you back...

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Mark @bowie884.bsky.social · 15d

Couple of cute little guys in the garden doing the lord's work, and killing the shit out of the Crane fly fucks! 🥰

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 16d

Oh, my! How precious 🥰

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 17d

The adorable Marpissa muscosa also known as the Fencepost Jumping Spider on some standing deadwood in our garden today. Buckfastleigh, Devon

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 18d

Met someone new today! A weevil!
(possible lixus sp.)

When I tell you, this little guy wouldn't want to have his picture taken! He always tried to face away from me. But, with quite a bit of patience, I got some pictures out of it.

#bugs #weevil #insects
#inverts #LongBoy 🌿🪲

Long, darkish weevil with a silvery line running along its side.

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John Walters @johnwalterswildife.bsky.social · 18d

Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus feeding on a small cranefly on the wall of our house yesterday. Buckfastleigh, Devon

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 19d

Happy #Flyday 🤗

Here, we've got the Bumble Bee "Bombus pascuorum" performing its work like the professional it is.

#BumbleBee #insects
#Bugs #PollinatingInsteadOfHating

Lateral view of a comon carder bee (Bombus pascuorum) landing on a red clover (Trifolium pratense). Wings still in an upright position. Head in the game.

Same bee with relaxed wings, going to work on the inflorescence of the clover.