#arachnidUnmoderated tagAll postsTrendingHotNewPromotedPayoutsanikekirsten in #c-c-c • last yearSpiders in & around Orania [Collection]DARLING ARACHNIDS ... cananikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 9 months agoEuprosthenops Australis [Funnel Nursery-Web Spider]Hello, Hivers! Spring is officially here in the Karoo and that means the spoods have come out! The drought of a near-spiderless winter is over and I've spotted several new…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearHarpactira sp. [Undescribed Baboon Spider]Good day, Hivers! Something new from me this time. I mentioned a while back my love for spiders in particular and arachnids in general. That I wanted to make some posts of the…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearArgiope lobata [Lobed Garden Spider]Hello, hello, Hive! I see a lot of photos of orb-weaver spiders on Hive and I figured I'll hop on the band-wagon and show off my own find. This spider is in the genus of…hive-100750 in #hive-100750 • last yearIdentifying Arachnids | Taxon & Orders![arachnids_banner.png](hive-100750 in #hive-100750 • last yearIntroductions and SpoodsGood day, Hive! This account may be new, but the girl behind isn't. I'm @anikekirsten, an amateur arachnologist, and this account is part of having created a new community here…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 9 months agoTyrotama arida [Cape Arid Long-Spinnered Desert Spider]G'day, Hive! A special spider today, a cryptic one, master at camouflage, and a little funny to observe hunting. This spider is from the family Hersiliidae, or commonly known…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearOlios Sherwoodi [Sherwood Huntsman Spider]Hi, Hive! Another week, another spider. And this time, it's all about a teddy-bear of a spider. The huntsman. This particular huntsman is in the genus Olios, which tend to be…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearTibellus Sunetae [Grass Running Spider]'Ollo, Hive! Another week, another spider. Like I said in the first post, there will be many spiders to go through. I meant to post this yesterday but life go in the way.…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearPerenethis sp. [Nursery Web Spider]Hey, there, Hive! Ready for more spiders? This week we'll be taking a look at a curious type of spider. It's called a Nursery-Web spider. Scientifically, of the family…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 8 months agoCorinnidae spp. [Ground Sac Spider]Good day, Hive! This week's spider is a real treat. You've probably heard of the sac spider, and likely also the lies about them being "dangerous". I have to do my part in…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 8 months agoPeucetia transvaalica [Transvaal Green Lynx Spider]Hey there, Hive! Spiders are difficult to come by until it starts warming up again like it's doing now. This not-so-little species is from a family of spiders that are often…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearTheridion sp. [False House Button Spider]Hello, hello, Hive! This week we return to the one of the largest spider families, Theridiidae, the comb-footed spiders. I know I said Pisaurids were a weird family, but…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearSmeringopus Natalensis [Natal Common Cellar Spider]Hello, hello, Hive! We'll be taking is easy this week by looking at a spider that I'm certain everyone has seen before. The harmless, silent, quirky Cellar spider, also known…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 8 months agoCheiracanthium furculatum [Common House Sac Spider]Hello, Hive! Back with another spider who often gets a bad reputation. But, really, these spoods are just snuggly cuties. They're the long-legged sac spiders. No need to cue…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • last yearLatrodectus geometricus [Brown Button Spider]As promised, another spider post! This week will be focusing on my favourite spider, the brown button/widow spider. I'll be referring to them as button spiders because that's…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 8 months agoTheuma sp. [Long-Spinnered Ground Spider]• THEUMA SP. • Adult female Theuma sp. spider with two missing legsanikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 8 months agoCyrtophora Citricola [Tropical Tent-Web Spider]'Ollo, Hivers! I have a treat for you this week. A tent-web spider! These are orb-weaver spiders, from the family Araneidae, but with something special. Aside from their wacky…anikekirsten in #hive-100750 • 8 months agoRanops sp. [Big-Eyed Igloo Spider]G'day, Hivers! You know what time it is. And this week we'll be looking at a weird little spider. From the family Zodariidae, sometimes called Igloo spiders or Ant spiders.…akukamaruzzaman in #hive-101587 • 20 days agoMale Hyllus diardiThis is the jumping spider Hyllus diardi (Walckenaer, 1837) which was taken a few days ago in the northern area of Aceh. This species is also known as the heavy jumping…
