#araneomorphae

[chlorophyll-and-chitin]

Opisthoncus sp. on Asplenium sp.

31-OCT-2025

Kings Domain, Melbourne, Vic

[have-you-seen-this-animal]

Rabid wolf spider (Rabidosa rabida)?

Have you seen the rabid wolf spider (Rabidosa rabida)?

I have now

Yes, in photos/videos

Yes, irl

I'm not sure

Voting ended onMay 11

[creatureimages]

crab spider who fell out of the sky and almost into the creek. with a hockey mask

[coffeenuts]

[kupalinka6]

can we talk about this r/spiders post please

[wikipediapictures]

Marengo batheryensis

[hasellia]

Question for the Spider side of Tumblr & Wikipedia / iNaturalist users!

So, I was trying to identify the spider used as a referance for this piece of art:

At first, I thought it was a Long Spiny kite orb weaver (Gasteracantha falcicornis), now I'm 90% sure it was a ( Gasteracantha curvispina ). G.curvispina has no wikipedia entry, which is how I found G.Falciornis. However, iNaturalist has tonnes of G.curvispina photos, as well as a template for making a Wikipedia article. I am neither an Arachnologist, a resident of the African continent, nor a super-super nerd on either subjects of them ( though I do like to research both). It isn't, like, rude to create a new species page on Wikipedia when I'm just some guy, right? As long as I link sources. That's why iNat has that template, right? Also, G. curvispina has no common name in english despite being in several casual english web articles. How do I gaslight the public into calling it the Deviled Egg orbweaver Spider?

[every-day-creechur]

Horned Pelican Spider Afrarchaea cornuta

A assassin spider endemic to South Africa. They are predatory spiders that hunt other spiders, using their elongated chelicerae to capture prey while maintaining a safe distance from potentially dangerous quarry.

image by Rudolph Steenkamp