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[-] Evil_Shrubbery 37 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ok, but look at that derpy face of the twig spider (Poltys columnaris)!!

And that tall butt situation!

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 12 points 3 months ago

They make the traditional Spider-Man web

[-] new_world_odor@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

What a unique looking lil guy, wow! I am terrified of spiders except for the jumpers (fat stubby legs so cute), and apparently this guy! It looks so different from any spider I've seen before. Very neat.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Spiders have so many species tho, we won't even know them all.


(Except the twigs, and one ant, these are jumping spiders.)

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 months ago

there are some resembling wasps and bees too.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Humans too ...
(Poor bastards have to mimic going to work & enrich shareholder value. Jeff still doesn't know I'm the one leaving him lil bags of flies as office snacks.)

Then again, other things mimic spiders too, like this froghopper.

Or

[-] brown567@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

It's just being a little stick!

this post was submitted on 27 Jan 2026
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