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@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:39 PM

#Arachtober Day 4

Cybaeidae Spider shines like polished hardwood!

#inverts #becurious

macro photo of a shiny red/brown spider with a dark brown abdomen that has tan spots. they are on a wooden railroad tie next to some grasses.

@mstreefrog.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:34 PM

Searching the web
#ColorADay #OrangeSun
#SundayYellow #Inverts

The European garden spider (Araneus diadematus), also known as the cross Orbweaver in the center of her web on a foggy fall morning. There are due drops on the web and the background is a blur of gold and orange fall foliage.

@rockinbones.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 1:04 PM

#Arachtober #Inverts #Spiders

@jtkindt.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 3:23 PM

Walking the dog this morning, happy to see 3 native Neoscona orbweavers. (For context, around 50 Joro webs.) I went back to photograph this one.

#arachtober #bugsky #inverts

Big round spider at the center of a web; mostly brown, has some black markings and red on hind femurs. Tiny eyes are shining, reflecting the flash.

@crawlieswithcri.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:37 PM

#Arachtober Day 3

More Xysticus Crab Spider Camo - XXS Edition!

#inverts #becurious

macro photo of a speckled brown crab spider sitting on a single pebble in a pea gravel walkway.

@mstreefrog.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 2:33 PM

#ColorADay #GreenSat
The European mantis is typically green or brown, but can also be shades of yellow, tan, gray or black.
This one was a lovely shade of green with edgings in orange and yellow.
#Inverts 📷🌿

A female European mantis (Mantis religiosa) on the siding of my house, looking at me with her large compound eyes. That’s actually a pseudopupil, which is an optical illusion, seen as the black spot looking back. They can turn their heads, 180°. They have 3-D vision that can detect motion against the background to help them locate prey.

@rockinbones.bsky.social Oct 3, 2026, 12:18 PM

#Arachtober #Inverts #Spiders

@jtkindt.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 11:55 PM

Long legs and a teddy-bear face on this Sword Wolf spider (Gladicosa gulosa). Black Rock Forest NY, July ‘26.

#arachtober #inverts #bugsky #bugshot

Brown fuzzy spider with long legs on a gray stone.

Close-up of spider face with a pair of round dark eyes above a row of four little dark eyes.

@mstreefrog.bsky.social Oct 2, 2026, 8:37 PM

#FlyDay
I do believe this is a female so she would not be flying, the males are the ones I see on the wing.
European mantis (Mantis religiosa)
#Inverts #BugSky
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