Most jumping spider content I see is focused around Phidippus, which is a shame because Salticidae (the family of jumping spiders) is one of the most diverse families of spiders. This is just going to be some photos of different species or genera of Salticidae I find interesting.
Holoplatys lhotskyi
Photo Credit: Martin Stevens link
Megaloastia mainae
Photo Credit: remi_bigonneau link
Neobrettus sp
Photo Credit: link
Neobrettus tibialis
Photo Credit: wildsumatra link
Synagelides longus
Photo Credit: Arthur Tomaszek (talibzuo) link
Coccorchestes ferreus
Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki link
Uroballus carlei
Photo Credit: that_bee_guy link
Portia schultzi
Photo Credit: wynand_uys link
Synemosyna petrunkevitchi
Photo Credit: aperturesciencebylyn link (Tumblr link)
Rhene flavicomans
Photo Credit: poonpoon link
Hopefully this introduced you to the amazing variety jumping spiders have!
Manipulonyx, a new alvarezsaur with really fascinating hands! The condition of the fingers isn't that unusual for the clade but the OSTEODERMS on the hand are new! WHAT DO YOU MEAN THERE IS A SPIKE ON THE PALM?!
Do you believe there's a part of yourself that you don't show anybody? During a session, when I'm inside, I get to see those things. I feel them.
THE CELL (2000)
dir. Tarsem Singh
cinematography by Paul Laufer
I watched this movie when I was very young. I still remember the striking visuals. But I don't want to rewatch it, because in my heart I know it sucks.
I made some weird little watercolor and gouache paintings for a sci-fi-themed exhibition. I was miles out of my comfort zone and some of my paintings were Quite Bad but I had fun
FINALLY finished the fellow sophonts for Styraphant-land. They aren't too closely related to the styraphants and have quiet a few differences. They are small, energized, and hyper carnivorous. Info dump BELOW!
Caltrops live on a mostly tropical continent, with the majority of their range being lush jungle and forests. The continent is pretty new, with the flying ancestors of the Caltrops being some of the first terrestrial creatures to colonize the land. So these guys and their relatives have a pretty intense stranglehold on the niche of megafauna. Caltrops are on the larger side of carnivores there and specialize in catching smaller prey with their creepy face fingers. They also partake in fruits and other treats they can find in the shrubbery.
Or at least they did before they got CIVILIZED. They have a complex and violent history between various peoples and governments that has lead to their current system of shakily aligned states controlling very rigid territories. But things are p chill at the moment! They made contact with the Styraphants a few hundred years ago and they actually have gotten along pretty well, though it is rare to see either living fulltime outside of their native ranges. (See ranges below)
I want to make a more in depth anatomy overview for them, but here are some general notes. They have 'stalk' less eyes, more so the stalk has shortened and become part of the eye itself. They have 6 webbed fingers that cover the majority of their face, including their mouth, nostrils, and secondary fingers. They have NO digits on their front limbs, since they are derived from wings, but they do still have their toesies. That big ass spike above their head is the remnants of their keel, used now for the muscle attachments of their large head. And most importantly is their tail, which like a Styraphant, is grown and dropped to feed their young. Though it is actually the male Caltrop that drops his tail for the kids to eat.
Yeah, a good lil STARTER for em. I have another info sheet almost done, but wanted to get them down so I could think on em more.
