Jun 25
Two-spined Spider (Poecilopachys australasia)
seen from China
seen from Australia
seen from China
seen from China
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from China
seen from United States
seen from Türkiye
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from United States
seen from Japan
seen from Malaysia
seen from United States
seen from Malaysia
seen from Brazil
Two-spined Spider (Poecilopachys australasia)
Common Bird-dropping Spider (Celaenia excavata)
Observed by spoonbilljames1995, CC BY-NC
Uncharismatic Fact of the Day
Fly-fishing is a popular passtime for everyone, from children to senior citizens to spiders. The bolas spider, also known as the angling spider or fishing spider, releases a scent that mimics that of female moths. When male moths investigate, the bolas spider captures it with a special silk thread with a sticky end, called a bolas.
(Image: A bolas spider (Mastophora cornigera) slinging a bolas by Peter J. Bryant)
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