The Spider Thread

[TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo]

@Bottle of Bear

I hate you right now. Or at least strongly dislike you.

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[WildZoo]

Look at him dancing!!

 

[WildZoo]

@Bottle of Bear

I hate you right now. Or at least strongly dislike you.

What did you expect from a thread called the spider thread?

 

[TheGirlWithTheFernTattoo]

What did you expect from a thread called the spider thread?

I expect the cute spiders specified on post 1!

 

[WildZoo]

I expect the cute spiders specified on post 1!

You expect people to adhere to the specified topic of the original post? Silly BBC.

 

[Trilt]

Bear's basically the only one screwing it up, the rest of us are happily posting cute spiders.

 

[WildZoo]

Bear's basically the only one screwing it up, the rest of us are happily posting cute spiders.

He just ruins everything

 

[WildZoo]

I added tags to warn those who may be triggered by spooky spiders

 

[WildZoo]

Anything that crawls into my bed and bites me without permission deserves to die. That's the rules. Doesn't matter what species.

I'm ok with really big spiders, pet spiders, cute spiders, playing spiders...

But anything that crawls into my bed and tries to bite me without my permission deserves to die.

She's very adamant about this, guys

 

[Trilt]

I added tags to warn those who may be triggered by spooky spiders

Add "but mostly cute spiders" lol.

 

[Caiter92]

Why. Why is this thread back.

 

[singhb09]

This was my salmon pink bird-water, Webster. He didn't survive his 4th molt, otherwise he'd probably be at a diameter of 7 or 8 inches today :,(

 

[singhb09]

Also here's a member of the local genera in CA from a vert bio trip to Mojave!

 

[singhb09]

Why didn't I know about this thread sooner ?! You have all made a mistake by bringing this back while I'm on. Here's Albert, the red-backed jumping spider (P. johnsoni) who lived in my bathroom until one day I took a long hot shower and the steam killed him, RIP Albert.

 

[Trilt]

Important question is whether you have any spider tattoos to show off.

 

[cdo96]

Why. Why is this thread back.

Blame Trout.

Needs to be on this thread.

 

[Caiter92]

Important question is whether you have any spider tattoos to show off.

I approve of these types of spider pictures

 

[singhb09]

Not YET, it's in my plans before vet school along with other non-insect Arthropods and insects since I'm a bug nerd

 

[cdo96]

Not YET, it's in my plans before vet school along with other non-insect Arthropods and insects since I'm a bug nerd

Por que, Simba. Por que?

 

[Trilt]

Blame Trout.

I think I was actually involved in the discussion that led to the initial creation of the thread too... just blame me in general I suppose.

 

[singhb09]

Por que, Simba. Por que?

Why? WHY?! Because they're amazing get out of my face with that ignorance, egg. Here's an old photo of my young collection, missing some of its coolest additions but still:

 

[vetmedhead]

Important question is whether you have any spider tattoos to show off.

Yikes

 

[Devastating]

Why? WHY?! Because they're amazing get out of my face with that ignorance, egg. Here's an old photo of my young collection, missing some of its coolest additions but still:

Your collections way prettier than mine from entomology was, lol. I didn't have all those pretty moths/butterflies! I'll snag the pic whenever I get home.

Also, RIP Albert

 

[vetmedhead]

Not YET, it's in my plans before vet school along with other non-insect Arthropods and insects since I'm a bug nerd

It's official everybody, Sinbad has just moved up on my list. I may even give you a free pass where I won't make flat butt jokes about you for, like, three whole days (or something of equal or lesser value).

 

[singhb09]

Your collections way prettier than mine from entomology was, lol. I didn't have all those pretty moths/butterflies! I'll snag the pic whenever I get home.

Also, RIP Albert

I took it just for fun during my last semester and I ended up loving it! If I didn't get into vet school this year I would've been an entomologist lol. I climbed trees and ran around campus with my butterfly net shamelessly.

My prized possessions are definitely my tarantula hawk and this hawk moth

 

[singhb09]

It's official everybody, Sinbad has just moved up on my list. I may even give you a free pass where I won't make flat butt jokes about you for, like, three whole days (or something of equal or lesser value).

Best day ever

 

[singhb09]

It's official everybody, Sinbad has just moved up on my list. I may even give you a free pass where I won't make flat butt jokes about you for, like, three whole days (or something of equal or lesser value).

I've done cool herp stuff too! Back when I worked in the herp lab on campus we'd turn specimens into "teaching skeletons" on our spare time. This gaboon viper had a partially digested rabbit (???) or something in it and when I got to it the entire third floor of that building was not happy with me

 

[Trilt]

Hawk moth is gooorrggeeeoouuus.

I worked in a butterfly exhibit for years and always considered learning how to pin but just never got around to it. Missed opportunity.

 

[singhb09]

Hawk moth is gooorrggeeeoouuus.

I worked in a butterfly exhibit for years and always considered learning how to pin but just never got around to it. Missed opportunity.

It's frustrating lol, I destroyed so many wings and scales in the process

 

[vetmedhead]

I took it just for fun during my last semester and I ended up loving it! If I didn't get into vet school this year I would've been an entomologist lol. I climbed trees and ran around campus with my butterfly net shamelessly.

My prized possessions are definitely my tarantula hawk and this hawk moth

I've done cool herp stuff too! Back when I worked in the herp lab on campus we'd turn specimens into "teaching skeletons" on our spare time. This gaboon viper had a partially digested rabbit (???) or something in it and when I got to it the entire third floor of that building was not happy with me

Well scratch whatever nice thing I said I would give you and multiply it by a million, because you like tarantula hawks AND herpetology. You've earned like a billion brownie points today.

 

[Devastating]

I took it just for fun during my last semester and I ended up loving it! If I didn't get into vet school this year I would've been an entomologist lol. I climbed trees and ran around campus with my butterfly net shamelessly.

My prized possessions are definitely my tarantula hawk and this hawk moth

Took it for fun/elective as a soph. most people in that class were horticulture majors for whom it was required, when the prof found out I was in animal science he was like "then what are you doing here?"
It was super fun! I never used my net, but had to start taking my jar everywhere because there were times id find an awesome beetle and have to shove it in a backpack pouch and hope no one heard it crawling around in there, lmao. At the end of the course prof told me to let him know if I wanted a student job in the entomology dept...wish I would've taken him up on the offer, but I was already working on campus in the dairy sci dept and thought it would complicate things to switch.

 

[Devastating]

We should make this into the spider/creepy-crawly/general arthropod thread, haha

 

[singhb09]

Took it for fun/elective as a soph. most people in that class were horticulture majors for whom it was required, when the prof found out I was in animal science he was like "then what are you doing here?"
It was super fun! I never used my net, but had to start taking my jar everywhere because there were times id find an awesome beetle and have to shove it in a backpack pouch and hope no one heard it crawling around in there, lmao. At the end of the course prof told me to let him know if I wanted a student job in the entomology dept...wish I would've taken him up on the offer, but I was already working on campus in the dairy sci dept and thought it would complicate things to switch.

Most in my class we're pre-dental or pre-pharm fulfilling their field biology requirements and were wimps about bugs in the beginning lol. Our professor was so amazing though that by mid-semester everyone was competitive about catching stuff! And that sounds like it would've been awesome! I loved going to the lab on my spare time and ID'ing/classifying things I had caught, it was so peaceful and rewarding.

Now that you mention the backpack thing....STORY TIME:

Spoiler

So after class had been over for a while me and my gf at the time were helping a friend out with their portfolio by doing a faux engagement shoot up in some hills. There were a bunch of tarantula hawks around and I hadn't caught one during class soooo I used a plastic bag to catch one and shoved it in my backpack. I told my gf all about how it's sting is one of the most painful, only less painful than a bullet ant, they paralyze spiders and lay their eggs in them etc. so I slept over and we could hear it buzzing in my bag all night but it stopped eventually. So the next day she gave me a small empty juice bottle to stick him in and put it in the freezer while she worked on her thesis. So I go into her room and open my bag..AND IT HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE BAG AND JUMPS OUT AND ONTO THE FLOOR. I didn't want to squish it so I'm frantically trying to scoop him up into the bottle while he walks around buzzing, his wings slowly starting to regain function...so then it crawls up her printer and I shake him out, I close the door cause if he starts flying in her apt I'm DEAD. So then he crawls UNDER the door and into her roommates room where she's sitting on the floor bedazzling some **** and just as she looks up I scoop it up l, sweat running down my brow, and she's like "Oh that's that crazy wasp that stings real bad that Kaitlyn was talking about huh?? How cool!"

And that's how I almost got kicked out of my ex-gf's apartment but she never found out lol.

 

[vetmedhead]

Most in my class we're pre-dental or pre-pharm fulfilling their field biology requirements and were wimps about bugs in the beginning lol. Our professor was so amazing though that by mid-semester everyone was competitive about catching stuff! And that sounds like it would've been awesome! I loved going to the lab on my spare time and ID'ing/classifying things I had caught, it was so peaceful and rewarding.

Now that you mention the backpack thing....STORY TIME:

Spoiler

So after class had been over for a while me and my gf at the time were helping a friend out with their portfolio by doing a faux engagement shoot up in some hills. There were a bunch of tarantula hawks around and I hadn't caught one during class soooo I used a plastic bag to catch one and shoved it in my backpack. I told my gf all about how it's sting is one of the most painful, only less painful than a bullet ant, they paralyze spiders and lay their eggs in them etc. so I slept over and we could hear it buzzing in my bag all night but it stopped eventually. So the next day she gave me a small empty juice bottle to stick him in and put it in the freezer while she worked on her thesis. So I go into her room and open my bag..AND IT HAD CHEWED THROUGH THE BAG AND JUMPS OUT AND ONTO THE FLOOR. I didn't want to squish it so I'm frantically trying to scoop him up into the bottle while he walks around buzzing, his wings slowly starting to regain function...so then it crawls up her printer and I shake him out, I close the door cause if he starts flying in her apt I'm DEAD. So then he crawls UNDER the door and into her roommates room where she's sitting on the floor bedazzling some **** and just as she looks up I scoop it up l, sweat running down my brown, and she's like "Oh that's that crazy wasp that stings real bad that Kaitlyn was talking about huh?? How cool!"

And that's how I almost got kicked out of my ex-gf's apartment but she never found out lol.

This is amazing. We used to have tarantula hawks everywhere in AZ and I've definitely seen some godzilla style death fights between them and the local tarantulas. I probably would have disowned you if you let one of those things out in my house though.

 

[finnickthedog]

He just ruins everything

He's a life ruiner. He ruins people's lives.

 

[Jess Monster]

Now I feel okay to unload a bunch of entomology pictures!

Beaver Flea
Polyphemus Moth
Polyphemus Moth's Cute Little Fluffy Face
Periodical Cicada
Eastern Hercules Beetle

 

[singhb09]

Now I feel okay to unload a bunch of entomology pictures!

Beaver Flea
Polyphemus Moth
Polyphemus Moth's Cute Little Fluffy Face
Periodical Cicada
Eastern Hercules Beetle

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[singhb09]

While we're dropping awesomeness in this thread, here's a cricket dissection. You can see the proventriculus pretty clearly, and it serves the same purpose as the crop in chickens.

 

[WildZoo]

Add "but mostly cute spiders" lol.

The tags are listed alphabetically so I would have to reword it somehow

 

[Skimble]

I've done cool herp stuff too! Back when I worked in the herp lab on campus we'd turn specimens into "teaching skeletons" on our spare time. This gaboon viper had a partially digested rabbit (???) or something in it and when I got to it the entire third floor of that building was not happy with me

Gaboon's are SOOOOOOOO pretty! And that skeleton is really neat. I'm super sad I never saw a pic of you in that "other" thread now because I think you should marry me.

 

[finnickthedog]

Gaboon's are SOOOOOOOO pretty! And that skeleton is really neat. I'm super sad I never saw a pic of you in that "other" thread now because I think you should marry me.

He's not grayscale. So that's disappointing.
But other than that he's alright.

 

[vetmedhead]

He's not grayscale. So that's disappointing.
But other than that he's alright.

He's also not a famous family friendly comedian from the 90s, which is also disappointing.

 

[WildZoo]

He's also not a famous family friendly comedian from the 90s, which is also disappointing.

Nor is he an attractive animated lion

 

[vetmedhead]

Nor is he an oddly attractive animated lion

I was gonna like this but you had to say "oddly attractive" as a descriptor and I can't condone that.

 

[singhb09]

I am grey scale don't listen to Finn

 

[WildZoo]

I was gonna like this but you had to say "oddly attractive" as a descriptor and I can't condone that.

Better?

 

[finnickthedog]

I am grey scale don't listen to Finn

You wish you were greyscale.

 

[vetmedhead]

Better?

Worse

 

[WildZoo]

Worse

Good

 

[vetmedhead]

Good

Yikes