RE: Made a new friend today!
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Absolutely gorgeous velvet spider. We don't have any spiders in my neck of the woods like this one, wow. That wikipedia article you linked is fascinating. That banding on some of their legs is just mesmerizing along with on their abdomen.
You've inspired me to try and snap a few photos of the spiders that keep me company. Love 'em, feel like they're my friends. Yesterday, I accidentally got a big one wet in the basin and I scooped them out on a spatula and deposited them on a pebble I have in the sun on the windowsill to try off, I haven't checked yet today if they're still there but I will go do.
Have you heard of https://www.inaturalist.org/? It's a pretty nifty ai-powered identification app on your phone. It's pretty good actually for spiders!
More spider shots!
Didn't know that site had ai! I'll try it out!