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Home of multiple creatures, landing into the hundreds at this point, and you know what? We love them all!

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07/08/2023

How can anyone say they don't like spiders when they look so pretty close up?! Yes I didn't get everything in focus, but that was old me, new me will take less precautions! Yes! That is the moral of this story! I don't know, let's just rejoice that some sort of posting has resumed! And with the speed of these non theraphosidae mygalomorphs it's a surprise I got anything at all!
Devil Curtain Web Spider
(Harmonicon oyapoquae)

29/05/2023

Yeah, well, surely you just pumped the colours and left it at that, this spider can't look like that! Well... They Do and It Be! This absolutely stunning beauty is such a treasure, and was so well behaved during the entire shooting process! Normally they can be a bit skittish at this age especially with a scary thing like a camera in their face, however this one was more intrigued and stuck around! Most likely not as cooperative when they're older, so get them while I can!
Devil Curtain Web Spider
(Harmonicon oyapoquae)

27/05/2023

They're such a beginner sp, however I've such a soft spot for them alongside all my spicy Chilo species, this one will always be just sat there b***y shaking away
Trinidad Olive
(Neoholothele incei)

16/05/2023

Oh Dogwater, could you be any much more beautifuller than you?!
Trinidad Olive
(Neoholothele incei)

09/05/2023

Why are wolf spiders just so gosh darn cute?! Fun fact, the blue in the eye shows up in every picture and video and as such, isn't a misadventure in colour editing, it is in fact, a wonderful example of how blue eyes people present themselves
Miami Wolf Spider
(Hogna miami)

07/05/2023

I guess it's time to start picking up the camera again, and what better model to do that with than this absolutely stunning Hogna! Now, something which I'm sure to be corrected quickly if I am wrong, but we know this is a female because of the red patches to the sides of the "mouth." Anyway, I digress, I love getting shots of all these different eye formations, and the Hogna miami is definitely an iconic one!
Miami Wolf Spider
(Hogna miami)

30/04/2023

Why hello there Ma'am, what a lovely rouge moustache you have!
Red Fang Wandering Spider
(Piloctenus haematostoma)

01/04/2023

Ma'am! Who did your make up? It's wonderf...oh, she teleported away!
The hierarchy of "fear" of this spider goes, 4. The Spider Themselves 3 .The Venom 2. The Speed 1. The Common Name!
The spider themselves is gorgeous, beautiful colouration and markings, stunning fangs, and an eye formation that gives them the most docile puppy dog face! The venoms next, of course, everyone reacts differently, what may be small to one person may be a life and death for someone else so please always take this into consideration! However from bite reports, it's slightly worse than a bee sting with no lasting effects. Next is the speed! Boy howdy, an actual reason for the heart rate to increase! They are the definition of speed! Literal teleportation, and the fear is instinctive for myself as it's a huge drive to overcome this when trying to safely and calmly place a lid onto a container when this one is making a break for freedom! Luckily she hasn't tried it since settling into her new home, but it's always in the back of my mind, her true final form potential! And finally, the true reason this spider scares me, actually, bar the speed, really the only reason, and that's the quite frankly stupid link my brain has when it see's the words, "wandering spider." I KNOW that I *should* be fine if I get bitten, however it won't stop that little voice in the back of my head about the "before I kept spiders" knowledge 😂
Red Fang Wandering Spider
(Piloctenus haematostoma)

22/03/2023

There's still a dream to get a communal of these going as they will cover a bush in the wild and to me hat would look fantastic with such beautiful patterns and quite honestly polite little faces!
Lined Ladybird Spider
(Stegodyphus lineatus)

16/03/2023

Small girl, baby, tiny, tiny girl, does not know, anything, does not even know, ABCs, just knows be little and web
Lined Ladybird Spider
(Stegodyphus lineatus)

14/03/2023

Oh, well hello Ma'am, what a beautiful moustache and beard you have! And what large eyes too! The evolutionary variety that spiders provide is extraordinary, and to say I'm addicted to these web slinging masters, and I can't wait for them to grow so I can get a more personally satisfying macro shot of her!
Asian Ogre-faced Spider
(Asianopis cornigera)

02/03/2023

Can't wait for these ones to get some size to them! I cannot hold my excitement to get that classic shot, well, this classic shot, but bigger, and closer, and more! Huge thanks to for the opportunity to shoot them, and to for pointing them out! Can always rely on these two amazing people to make some of my macro and keeping dreams a reality!
Asian Ogre-faced Spider
(Asianopis cornigera)

01/03/2023

Um, I'd like to return my jellybean, yes, it has a face and I'm unsure about the legs too, thank you
Lined Ladybird Spider
(Stegodyphus lineatus)

27/02/2023

So Smoll, Such Bean! They survive in the wild by utilising little puppy dog eyes to avoid predation, and just asking prey nicely to get in their mouths. It's a unique survival method, but it seemingly works
Lined Ladybird Spider
(Stegodyphus lineatus)

23/02/2023

I cannot wait for this little one to get some size on her! Then it's out to buy a hula hoop from somewhere!
Red-Legged Golden Orb-Weaver Spider
(Trichonephila inaurata)

21/02/2023

She's acclimatising to her new home well, a nano exo until she gets enough size to fend for herself in the corner of the room! Literally everyone I have told this has had a minor meltdown and expressed how much they think it's a bad idea, however everyone that knows the genus has gone, "Yeah, that makes sense!" See, Nephilia and Trichonephilia only really want to be on their webs, so having a hula hoop set up where she sets up anchors across it should result in her staying there until her eventual death. There's no reason for her to explore the house when the incredible security, and endless food that the web supplies are so great! So why not have a little free roam spider bro?!
Red-Legged Golden Orb-Weaver Spider
(Trichonephila inaurata)

19/02/2023

So! Basal! Look at the eye structure! Look at the segmented abdomen! Look at the absolute beauty of this stubby legged trapdoor that cares not for Mygalomorphae this, Araneidae that, RTA Clad rada rada rada! Will eventually get a shot of them actually catching something soon
Primitive Trapdoor Spider
(Liphistius sp trang)

15/02/2023

The more work into phylogenetics, the more I wanted to get my hands on one of these, the most basal of all spiders! I could go into it more, but todays taken it out of me, enjoy the last you'll see of this beast out of their burrow, until they pop out again, it's farewell from this one!
Primitive Trapdoor Spider
(Liphistius sp trang)

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There's so many tarantulas I've had for a long time that I haven't really featured for one reason or another, this is one of them that stayed out during feeding, normally she will run away the second the lid is off, however on this occasion, she stuck around to show off her beautiful colours that have earned her the name, Blue Diamond! Still in a grown sling pot, she's made her webbing all along around the anchor point cork bark and as you'll see in the video, always retreats back to the safety of her claustrophobic home in the end, this time not out of fear, but out of satisfaction of a meal well earned! Anyway, thays enough of me loving her, please enjoy the rare film of this beautiful creature eating some dinner 😊 . Brazilian Blue Diamond (Dolichothele diamantinensis) . . . . . #tarantulas #tarantulavideo #tarantulasofinstagram #tarantulaphotography #insectguru #虫#곤충 #昆虫 #entomology #invert_macro #bugs_dailyig #bug #insecthaus #beautiful_insects_japan #macro_freaks #kings_macro #kings_insects #BBCWildlifePOTD #followers #macro_captures #blue #earthcapture #ip_insects #arthropod_perfection @canonuk @bbcearth #Macro #NationalGeographic #love #baby #tarantula #dolichothelediamantinensis

Don't fall in love with the ants! Don't fall in love with the ants! *ant does literally anything* oh goddamnit! Look at them! The behaviours are incredible to watch, this is just as a new food source had entered their realm, you can really see the communication, the job roles, hierarchy and priorities being played out in a short snippet of video! The fact I have spent a good portion of my day planning out a home for them and future projects is crazy to me, but if the plan works... well if it works it will be incredible! Time will tell! Anyway, that's for a future post, until then, enjoy the beauty of these ants having a scamp! . Common Ant Name idk (Camponotus turkestanus) . . . . . #insect #insects #insectmacro #insectsofinstagram #insectphotography #insectguru #虫#곤충 #昆虫 #entomology #invert_macro #bugs_dailyig #bug #insecthaus #beautiful_insects_japan #macro_freaks #snagnation #natgeoyourshot #BBCWildlifePOTD #followers #macro_captures #love #earthcapture #ip_insects #arthropod_perfection @canonuk @bbcearth #Macro #NationalGeographic #baby #ants #ant

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