Order of the Spun Silk

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cait ✷ she/her ✷ spider diaries

🕷️ milkweed ✷ platycryptus undatus ♀ LONG LIVE MILKWEED

🕷️ dustbunny ✷ phidippus otiosus ♀

🕷️ bojangles ✷ phidippus regius ♀

🕷️ glimmer ✷ phidippus audax ♀

🕷️ newt ✷ phidippus regius ♂

🕷️ skooma ✷ phidippus audax ♀ skooma babies tag

🕷️ skrix ✷ phidippus regius ♂

presents for the spiders 🕷️

western mass ✷ i follow from @itsthebeastpeddler

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drawn traditionally in ink 🐛 but they kind of look digital here, that's neat!

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A Colima zoomorphic vessel representing a spider. 200 BCE-600 CE, now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City.

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Why can’t spiders do anything without it being framed as gross

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“Shocking and disgusting news!! Spiders are affectionate with their young and their siblings when put into safer environments!”

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a sad day for america

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A little Bojangles drum solo

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My new phidippus audax, Glimmer!

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rest in peace, Glimmy.

you were loved, you were safe, and for most of your adult life you were the fattest spider i had ever seen <3

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If angels don't exist, how do you explain Bojangles

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(Tanzania striatus, via iNaturalist)

Contrasting patterns distinguish the legs of this tiny tangerine jumper: stripes on the rear pairs, solid knee-highs in front. (Despite its genus name, T. striatus itself has only been documented in South Africa.)

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i think it's about time to start adopting out some slings!!

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Like father, like offspring: Ichabod's sorta heart-butt and the heart-butt of one of his babies. I really hope the heart stays until maturity it's so dang CUTE

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Hi! I’m not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I need advice. I’m getting my first jumping spider soon and I’ve already decorated it’s little enclosure, should I worry about how many fake flowers I put in? One loses little specks and flakes every now and then; will it hurt my spider? And lastly, is it ok that I used gorilla glue to keep some things in place? (It’s dried). I know this might be a lot, but I am a bit worried!

Hello! How exciting!

I think as long as the spider has some things to climb on + a place to make its hammock, it'll be happy! They like exploring.

If there's a little bit of stuff that flakes off the plants I think it would be okay. I've seen mine pick up chunks of substrate and check them out before, but they're not eating it, so.

Also, you didn't ask BUT: if you buy a fancy little 3d-printed hide for them and they don't use it right away, don't be discouraged! A few of my adult females took months before they started using the little hides I bought them. Some of my spiders just build their hammocks on top of the hides. They have their own agendas.

I was reading a reddit thread on r/jumpingspiders once and if I remember correctly, the consensus was that as long as the glue is dry and has had a few days to air out, it should be alright.

I am not an expert, but I am obsessed. And happy to help if I can :) Please send me a picture of your new bb when you get them (if you want)!!

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Skooma Baby #14 has a heart on their butt ♡

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If you have a baby spider, a calico critters toy boat, and a Canva subscription.. literally anything is possible

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Rehousing #19! Skooma's beefiest baby. Neither Skooma nor Ichabod were really big at maturity, so this old cat treats container should be plenty big enough for this little friend.

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Thank god they're getting big enough to eat spikes because fruit flies are my sworn enemy at this point