Cov Qab Ntuj

Animals

Insects

Spiders

spiders

Spiders and creepy crawlies

Ntses thiab cov tsiaj quav

I have a good camera on the phone hahah

Kuv muaj ib lub koob yees duab zoo ntawm lub xov tooj hahah

This was about 1cm long, clinging to a stone in the garden yesterday evening

A tiny spider

Qhov no yog txog 1cm ntev, tuav rau ib qho pob zeb hauv vaj huam sib luag yav tsaus ntuj kem.

Ib tug tsiaj me

He soo cute 💚

Nws zoo nkauj heev 💚

It's already Halloween 🎃

Tsis yog tiag, tab sis nws zoo li ntawd kawg

Nws twb Halloween lawm 🎃

This little flicker is my cute baby velvet spider, his name is Eren.

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Qhov me no yog kuv tus menyuam cute velvet spider, nws lub npe yog Eren.

Love

Hlub

It appears to be a Cross Orb Weaver.
It made its net(s) at a highly trafficked bridge. 
Plenty nocturnal insects seek light sources/have the moon as light source as a navigation reference and get confused by modern light sources. It is also natural for animals to seek water sources, therefore luring nearby such is beneficial.
Looking at the net it is highly obvious she's not starving, just ready for a big meal, got her snacks scattered around.
I can't identify the gender. 
Saw a few smaller ones around the bridge and plenty of nets. 
To me, spiders are a "Nutztier", which doesn't translate well in English. Nutztier means useful animal rather. Spiders eat some pests and blood suckers. 

Music: System of a Down - Spiders

Edit: Spiders also don't care about your food or you.
Edit edit: They also don't care about your crops, but eat what does.

Watch it hunt. Sharp & patiently.

Nws zoo li yog ib tug Cross Orb Weaver.
Nws tau tsim nws lub net(s) ntawm ib qho chaw khiav mus ntau. 
Ntau cov tsiaj hmo ntuj nrhiav cov chaw muaj teeb pom kev/have lub hli ua qhov chaw pom kev thiab poob siab rau cov chaw muaj teeb pom kev niaj hnub. Nws kuj yog ib qho xwm txheej rau cov tsiaj nrhiav cov dej, yog li ntawd, kev ntes ze ze li no yog qhov zoo.
Nyeem txog lub net nws pom tseeb tias nws tsis tshaib plab, tsuas yog npaj rau ib qho zaub mov loj, tau nws cov khoom noj puv ib puag ncig.
Kuv tsis tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas tus txiv neej lossis poj niam.
Kuv pom qee qhov me dua nyob ib puag ncig ntawm lub nkoj thiab ntau lub net.
Rau kuv, cov naas ej yog "Nutztier", uas tsis txhais tau zoo hauv English. Nutztier txhais tau tias tsiaj muaj txiaj ntsig. Cov naas ej noj qee cov kab mob thiab cov ntshav haus.
 
Music: System of a Down - Spiders

Edit: Cov naas ej kuj tsis txhawb txog koj cov zaub mov lossis koj.
Edit edit: Lawv kuj tsis txhawb txog koj cov qoob loo, tab sis noj qhov ua rau.

Saib nws hunting. Tsuag & tos patiently.

My Itsy Bitsy Spooder

Kuv Itsy Bitsy Spooder

Kidnapped a jumping spider a month or so ago and apparently she was pregnant 😬
Collecting what I can and will raise them till they’re big enough to be released but this is NOT how I wanted to spend my break lmao.

Whoops 🫪

Kuv tau ntes ib tug tsiaj npau suav ib hlis dhau los thiab zoo li nws muaj menyuam 😬
Kuv tab tom sau cov uas kuv tuaj yeem thiab yuav nce lawv txog thaum lawv loj txaus kom tso tawm tab sis qhov no tsis yog li cas kuv xav siv sijhawm so lmao.

Oops 🫪

It's a veriety of Widow. I think it's missing one of it's legs unfortunately.

Look at this cool specimen I spotted at work.

Nws yog ib hom Widow. Kuv xav tias nws ploj ib qho ntawm nws cov taw, tsis zoo.

Saib qhov no tus qauv txias uas kuv pom ntawm haujlwm.

It's huge

Thov txim, tab sis kuv ntxub cov tsiaj txhu. *^*

Nws loj heev

There was a little jumper living on this red plant holder in the yard. Fortuitously I noticed it was locked in on this fly and I caught it pouncing on its dinner. You can see the very small movements before it jumps. 🕷️

Jumper in the wild

Muaj ib tug jumper me nyob rau hauv qhov red plant holder hauv lub vaj. Tsis tas li, kuv pom nws tau locked rau ntawm no fly thiab kuv tau ntes nws khiav mus rau nws dinner. Koj tuaj yeem pom cov kev txav me me ua ntej nws khiav. 🕷️

Jumper nyob hauv hav

Umm, well, I think it's time to release this one. I caught it when it was little, now it's getting too big, haha.

It got big...

Umm, zoo, kuv xav tias lub sijhawm no yog los tso tawm qhov no. Kuv tau ntes nws thaum nws me, tam sim no nws tab tom loj dhau, haha.

Nws loj heev...

Cute 🥺🥰

Nyeem 🥺🥰

🤯 that's a big spider in the tree 🌴!

🤯 ntawd yog ib tug loj nas hauv ntoo 🌴!

I'm sitting in my car with the windows down and I just noticed this tiny little spider crawling along the door. They wouldn't stop moving, making it very difficult to get a clear photo. I enhanced this the best I could with the picture editing app on my phone.

Another Car Spider

Kuv zaum hauv kuv lub tsheb nrog cov qhov rais qhib thiab kuv tsuas pom tus tsab me me no tab tom nce mus ntawm lub qhov rooj. Lawv tsis yuav tsum nres, ua rau nws nyuaj heev kom tau duab pom meej. Kuv tau txhim kho qhov no zoo tshaj plaws uas kuv ua tau nrog daim duab kho app ntawm kuv lub xov tooj.

Lwm Daim Tsheb Tsab

Features typical orange creature qualities

8 legged orange creature

8 tus ceg orange

Check out this close up of a spider I found in the grass

Leej twg paub tseeb tias qhov tsab ntawv no yog dab tsi?

Saib xyuas qhov no ze ze ntawm ib tug tsab ntawv uas kuv pom hauv ntoo

Koj puas muaj lwm tus uas khaws tsiaj txhu?

Found a rather large Male Linx Spider this morning on my walk around the site.

Linx Spider

Kuv pom ib tug Male Linx Spider loj heev thaum sawv ntxov no thaum kuv mus taug kev ib ncig ntawm lub site.

Spider

Nqaij nplooj

This little one lives in my car. I have no idea what they're eating, but they've survived in there all summer long. I worry that they won't survive much longer now that the weather is getting colder.

Car Spider

Qhov me no nyob hauv kuv lub tsheb. Kuv tsis paub tias lawv noj dab tsi, tab sis lawv tau nyob hauv ntawd tag nrho lub caij ntuj sov. Kuv txhawj xeeb tias lawv yuav tsis survive ntev ntxiv tam sim no uas huab cua pib txias.

Tsiaj Ntxhw Tsav

Xenesthis intermedia

People reacted so well to Car Spider, here's another little one from this past summer. At the far end of one of the local ponds is a stone bridge. I stopped there to meditate and found this little one on a nearby stone.

Bridge Spider

Tshwm sim tau zoo heev rau Car Spider, nov yog lwm tus me me los ntawm lub caij ntuj sov dhau los. Hauv qhov kawg ntawm ib qho ntawm cov pas dej hauv zos yog ib qho nplhaib pob zeb. Kuv thiaj li nres ntawm no mus xav thiab pom tus me no ntawm ib qho pob zeb ze.

Nplhaib Tsov

Sorry that the pics aren't too good. Ask if you'd like to know what they are.

Some spider pics I took.

Thov txim tias cov duab tsis zoo heev. Nug yog tias koj xav paub lawv yog dab tsi.

Qee daim duab noog uas kuv tau.

Wolf spider ran out from the brush to grab this grasshopper. She was kind enough to let me grab a photo before leaving her to her dinner.

Caught her feeding.

Wolf spider khiav tawm ntawm cov ntoo kom tau txais tus grasshopper no. Nws zoo siab muab kuv tus duab ua ntej nws mus rau nws cov zaub mov.

Nyeem nws noj.

My GBB Tarantula; Fae, she’s getting so big!

Growing quick!

Kuv GBB Tarantula; Fae, nws tab tom loj heev!

Nce ceev!

Also wow, a foot! For free!!! In this economy!!!!

Hand-feeding Minerva, my Phiddipus audax (warning: contains jumping spider)

Tsis tas li, ib ko taw! Pub dawb!!! Hauv qhov kev lag luam no!!!!

Nqaij txhaj Minerva, kuv Phiddipus audax (ntxiv: muaj jumping spider)

Got em!!!

Cov neeg ua haujlwm mascot tab tom noj qee zaub mov.

Tau lawv!!!

Here's an orb weaver that's been living in my back yard. Wish I had a camera that was better at night pictures so it showed her patterns better

She's so pretty

Nov yog ib tug orb weaver uas nyob hauv kuv lub tsev tom qab. Xav kom kuv muaj ib lub koob yees duab uas zoo dua rau cov duab hmo ntuj kom nws qhia nws cov qauv zoo dua

Nws zoo nkauj heev

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I had never seen a web like this, and haven’t since I took this pic a few years ago.

Charlotte?

Kuv tsis tau pom ib qho web li no, thiab tsis tau txij li kuv tau txais daim duab no ob peb xyoos dhau los.

I was talking a few minutes to listen to the rain, and got a surprise visitor

A little Miss Muffit moment

Kuv tab tom tham ob peb feeb kom mloog huab cua, thiab tau txais ib tug qhua tsis paub tuaj xyuas

Ib qho me me Miss Muffit lub sijhawm

Don't Squash, Just Watch: Why Spiders Are Friends, Not Foes

​Let's be honest: spiders get a bad rap. For many of us, the sight of one scuttling across the floor is enough to trigger a full-blown panic. We see their many legs, their unusual eyes, and their skittering movements, and our immediate reaction is fear. But what if that fear is just a big misunderstanding?
​The truth is, we're often scared of spiders simply because we haven't taken the time to learn about their behavior. We see them as creepy, unpredictable intruders. In reality, they are fascinating, shy, and incredibly beneficial creatures that play a vital role in the environment around us. The vast majority of the spiders you'll encounter in your home are completely harmless to you. Their main goal isn't to scare you; it's to hunt the actual pests like flies, mosquitoes, and roaches. They are nature's own pest control service, working for free!
​Their strange looks and silent, deliberate movements can be unsettling, but they are behaviors perfected for survival, not for startling humans. A spider in the corner of your room is not plotting an attack. It's patiently waiting for a meal, building an intricate web, or simply trying to stay out of your way. When we react with a shoe or a scream, it's usually because we've startled them, and their quick retreat is just them trying to escape a creature thousands of times their size.
​Next time you see a spider, try to pause for a moment before you react. Watch it. Notice the complex patterns on its back or the incredible engineering of its web. By replacing our fear with a little bit of curiosity, we can start to see them for what they truly are: odd, yes, but also harmless and helpful neighbors who just want to be left alone.

Saw this little web developer at work today. 10/10, eats all the mosquitos. 🕸️

Tsis Txhob Npaj, Tsis Yog Saib: Vim Li Cas Cov Tsov Rog Yog Cov Phooj Ywg, Tsis Yog Cov Yeeb Ncuab

​Cia peb hais ncaj ncees: cov tsov rog tau txais ib qho kev phem. Rau ntau ntawm peb, pom ib tug tsov rog khiav dhau ntawm qhov chaw yog txaus kom ua rau peb ntshai tag nrho. Peb pom lawv ntau lub taw, lawv cov muag muag txawv, thiab lawv cov kev khiav, thiab peb qhov kev teb tam sim ntawd yog ntshai. Tab sis yog tias qhov ntshai ntawd tsuas yog ib qho kev nkag siab tsis raug?
​Lub qhov tseeb yog, peb feem ntau ntshai cov tsov rog tsuas yog vim peb tsis tau siv sijhawm kawm txog lawv cov behavior. Peb pom lawv raws li cov neeg tuaj txawv tebchaws, tsis muaj kev pom zoo. Nyob rau hauv qhov tseeb, lawv yog cov tsiaj txhu zoo nkauj, khav theeb, thiab muaj txiaj ntsig heev uas ua haujlwm tseem ceeb hauv ib puag ncig ib puag ncig peb. Qhov ntau tshaj plaws ntawm cov tsov rog uas koj yuav ntsib hauv koj lub tsev yog tsis muaj kev phom sij rau koj. Lawv lub hom phiaj tseem ceeb tsis yog kom ntshai koj; nws yog kom hunting cov tsiaj txhu tiag tiag xws li cov flies, mosquitoes, thiab roaches. Lawv yog qhov kev tswj hwm tsiaj txhu ntawm ntuj, ua haujlwm dawb!
​Lawv cov duab txawv thiab kev khiav tsis suab, ua kom pom tseeb, tab sis lawv yog cov behavior uas tau tsim kho rau kev ciaj sia, tsis yog rau kev ua rau tib neeg ntshai. Ib tug tsov rog nyob hauv lub koov ntawm koj chav yog tsis npaj ib qho kev tawm tsam. Nws tab tom tos kom noj, tsim ib qho web zoo, lossis tsuas yog sim kom tsis txhob cuam tshuam rau koj. Thaum peb teb nrog ib qho khau lossis ib qho suab nrov, feem ntau yog vim peb tau ua rau lawv ntshai, thiab lawv qhov kev khiav ceev yog tsuas yog lawv sim tawm ntawm ib tug tsiaj txhu uas loj dua lawv ib txhiab zaug.
​Thaum koj pom ib tug tsov rog, sim tos ib pliag ua ntej koj teb. Saib nws. Saib cov qauv nyuaj ntawm nws nraub qaum lossis qhov kev tsim kho zoo ntawm nws web. Los ntawm kev hloov peb qhov ntshai nrog ib qho kev xav paub me ntsis, peb tuaj yeem pib pom lawv raws li lawv yog: txawv, yog, tab sis kuj tsis muaj kev phom sij thiab pab cuam cov phooj ywg uas tsuas xav kom tau txais kev so.

Pom noob no web developer me nyuam hnub no. 10/10, noj txhua tus mosquitos. 🕸️

Was spidery today

Nws yog spidery hnub no

A Boo community for meeting other Spiders enthusiasts.

Spiders Community

Ntses thiab cov tsiaj quav

Kuv muaj ib lub koob yees duab zoo ntawm lub xov tooj hahah

Ib tug tsiaj me

Nws zoo nkauj heev 💚

Nws twb Halloween lawm 🎃

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Taug kev mus Shelly Cove thiab rov qab

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Pom zoo lossis tsis pom zoo?

Nplaim

3kg ntawm blueberries