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Social velvet spider, Stegodyphus lineatus, Eresidae

Photo 1 by talgar-t64, 2 by giorgimakharadze, 3-5 by simon_oliver, and 6 (for scale) by kian_kaftarbaz

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Ladybird Spider (Eresus sandaliatus), male, family Eresidae, Belgium

photographs by XSBugs

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A male ladybird spider (Eresus hermani) in Budapest, Hungary

by Nikola Rahmé

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Velvet Spider (immature) (Eresus walckenaeri) - (c) SaritaWolf - please do not repost

#Arachnida #Araneae #Eresidae #Eresus #ex situ

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

"From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" -a slogan used not only by Marxists, but by social spiders! Studies have shown that members of the species Stegodyphus dumicola social spider divide work according to an individual's size and body condition. Spiders with smaller bodies usually help with web building and maintenance, while larger spiders in better condition assist in capturing prey.

(Image: A colony of african social spiders (Stegodyphus dumicola) by Noa Pinter-Wollman)

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