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check out this crown sp 3500 + cage cart i made in minecraft a few years ago lol

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Bonus?

A cellar spider I found in the shower. This poor individual got a little wet because I didn't know it was in there! In case you didn't know, Cellar Spiders use those massive legs to trap other large insects, including other spiders. Relative to humans however, they are very delicate. I did not handle this individual because it was already stressed and I always worry about breaking their legs. This one was offered a toilet paper tube to climb on, and then I took it to the garage. Cellar Spiders rarely bite and their fangs, while formidable to their prey, are too weak to puncture human skin.

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I went on a trip, so that means its time for more ANIMALS

Our camp was invaded (and I mean invaded) by these Ten Lined June Beetles (Polyphylla decemlineata). They can make a hissing sound when disturbed, but they are friendly.

This teensy fellow had made quite the drag-line around our tent. It was hiding inside of that crack in the metal frame. Check out the reflection! This one was no bigger than a house spider.

These feral stallions gave quite the show.

They came in about an hour after a group of mothers and colts. This is a well-known pond that the maternal group passes by every day. These three were very hot-headed. They would get erect, then fight, then eat, and repeat. All of these pictures were taken from a safe distance with 20x zoom. Please never approach wild animals!

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Assorted happenings of Gekko Island

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Tonto Lower Cliff Dwelling, Tonto National Monument, Roosevelt, Arizona.

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More crawlies from Roosevelt Lake!

Check out this inchworm. They're the larvae of geometer moths in the family Geometridae. I personally find them creepy, but really they're just babies. The second individual is another moth catepillar of some sort (idk what do you want from me).

Here was a very intimidating beast. The dreaded Diamondback Rattlesnake. We had actually heard two distinct rattles, but could not see the second one. Thankfully a Ranger with a stick was able to shoo them back into the brush. When you're hiking in the Southwest, please keep an eye and ear out for rattlesnakes.

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More spiders! No spiders were harmed in the making of these photos. Please respect wildlife :)

These two individuals were found at home. The first was incredibly small and beautiful. That texture is my skin! Thats how small it was! I only noticed it because it had dangled itself about a foot down from a light fixture. This individual is certainly in genus Oecobius, the teensy-tiny wall spiders.

The second individual had made a beautiful web that was about chest-height in the backyard. As you can see from the artifacting in the image, I had to use maximum zoom to get a picture. The web was anchored in a very awkward way and I didn't want to mess with it. They stayed in that web for several spring months before moving, probably because the summer sunrise was getting too hot.

This individual was found in a piece of equipment and relocated to an outdoor wall. Its quite intimidating, isnt it? But look at that beautiful coloration! I had thought it to be a maybe a juvenile in Eratigena. They get quite big and this fellow was about 2 cm.

These next two were found in the area of Roosevelt Lake. The first individual was found on my shoe. I believe it to be a Shoreline Wolf Spider (Arctosa littoralis). The second individual was found hanging from the ceiling in a bathroom.

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I figured out why I couldnt post images from my camera roll, i totally forgot i had set it to save pictures as .dng files, which are huge. So now I get to share some spiders.

Neither of these individuals were taken into captivity. Spiders are great pets, but they're part of the ecosystem too!

This is a friend I met at work. She was super duper friendly! She climbed on me for a little bit, but I think my body hair annoyed her. What really touched me was that at the end of our encounter she had started to wander away slowly, but then she turned back and looked at me. She stared, and then she turned back and ran away. It was such a curious thing.

I'm actually not sure what she is at all, or if she's even a female. I'm new to jumpers lol. My guess is a Habronattus, maybe virgulatus or hirsutus? Those two are very common in my region.

Here is this fellow I found in a very tight space. He was inbetween the door jamb and the lock latch. He was very hungry and wanted nothing to do with my finger, and even stuck a leg up as if to say "don't touch."

He is a Ribbon jumping spider (Metacyrba taeniola). I'm fairly certain he is male because of the white line on his face and the size of his pedipalps. When he was curled up, I thought he was a vinegaroon lol. Look at the size of those forelimbs!