Spiny Orb Weaver Spider ✨🕸️ 🕷️(gasteracantha) #highlightseveryone #insects #mobilephotography #naturephotography #highlights | Ed Junio

For the male orb-weaver spider, love bites. If they don’t escape immediately after mating, they are promptly consumed by their female partner. But a new study reveals a trick the males deploy to avoid this fate: They catapult away from their cannibalistic mates in a never-before-described feat of arachnid gymnastics. Learn more: https://fcld.ly/89nr7z3 #ScienceReels | Science

The web of this female giant golden orb weaver spider is made up of a strong outer rim of rigid silk and a more elastic center that’s able to withstand the impact of an insect in full flight. Now that the web is spun, all she has to do is wait. 🎥Island of the Monsoon | Smithsonian Channel

Ragno del genere Gasteracantha intento a tessere la tela Per altre foto dal mondo degli insetti segui ➽ Entomologando | Entomologando

Let’s make COLORFUL SPIDERS!🕷️🌈 This is a great fine motor skill building activity. Comment MOTOR for more low prep fine motor activities. WHAT YOU NEED: - Small cardboard circle (color it black) - Black pipe cleaners - Colorful pony beads (or cereal) - (Optional) Eyeball stickers ⚠️Beads are a choking hazard! Adult supervision required. Only use them with kids who don’t put things in their mouthes. You can substitute colorful cereal for beads for younger kids. PREP AHEAD/INSTRUCTIONS - Cut ou