#arachnids

[onenicebugperday]

What the hell she drew a man

[spidersdaily]

This spider is in hell. This spider is in hell and youre laughing.

[kedreeva]

Just as a little heads up, PetSmart is (and presumably other pet stores are) starting to carry Regal Jumping Spiders as pet stock.

The ones being sold are WILD CAUGHT. They're being found MISLABELED for sex (females labeled as males etc), and no consideration is being given to the fact that wild caught jumping spider females are pretty much ALWAYS GRAVID. They mate once and will lay around 5 clutches of 25+ eggs each clutch. Since they're only native to a few states, releasing spiderlings means potentially introducing invasive animals, meaning the choice comes down to raising a hundred or more babies or euthanizing a hundred or more babies.

If you've been thinking about getting a jumping spider pet, please do not shop from a major pet store. There are plenty of breeders now, selection for cool traits and more friendly dispositions is being done. You can get a young spider you know is young AND know won't make more of itself despite you never putting another spider in with her. Or get an actually confirmed male if you prefer. And it'll cost you about the same amount as a pet store disaster.

[jemsjumpers]

Salem gets so much hate 😭

We don't understand it, because to us she's so beautiful 🥹 She's literally a real life plushie 😍

[cpericardium]

I don't think "having sex" is important. What's important is arachnid locomotion is controlled by a system of hydraulic compression

[dystopianroach]

Thinking about the Colima Spider Vessel. they really captured her humble expression

[oddarette]

Here is the original version. I was going for an ornate spider design. I feel I really leveled up on my ability to draw little water or glass droplets though. Those are my favorite part.