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[–] Boy_of_Soy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In case anyone is curious, most of these appear to be the tarantula Avicularia avicularia. Common name is, appropriately, the pinktoe tarantula.

[–] WhiteRabbit@lemmy.today 77 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] bingBingBongBong@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Jumping spiders are easily the cutest Arthropods out there. They are super intelligent and exhibit object permanence.

I once startled a Bold Jumping Spider while doing garden work. It hid behind a plank of wood - and peaked out once in a while to check if I'm still there

[–] WhiteRabbit@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

That's fascinating. Knowing me I'd probably spend extra time in the garden just observing the little critter. Like dammit he's got me invested now! Lol

[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 31 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Why does it look friendly?

[–] scholar@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 51 points 2 days ago

Because those ones are

[–] Rezbit@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

...masters at hiding their true evil intentions.

[–] angrystego@lemmy.world 22 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Just like kitties 😍

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

because we are programmed to like creatures with large eyes

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] supercargo@r.nf 15 points 2 days ago

And giant squid.

[–] Jiggsy@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago

The issue is they have too many paws.

[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Only 7 legs featured in this picture

[–] Lumiluz@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] knightmare1147@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Wait a minute

[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Some of those 9 are in the background/blurry, not really "featured" in the picture.

[–] huquad@lemmy.ml 53 points 2 days ago
[–] YamahaRevstar@lemmy.world 52 points 2 days ago (3 children)
[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

ah, the classic biblically accurate scanning electron micrograph

[–] dojan@lemmy.world 79 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Everything looks grotesque at that scale.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago

That's what she..said..? 🤷

[–] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I look better at that scale!

[–] YamahaRevstar@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] sit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That’s like ????prove there is no god????

[–] Naz@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

God had nothing to do with spiders (:

In fact they've been absent for quite a bit, left to buy milk and uh, y'know

Coughs

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 14 points 2 days ago

They don't look sharp. That's actually pretty fascinating, the variety of claws and hooks to use for webs and such.

[–] WiseScorpio@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago

Spiders have toe beans, especially jumping spiders and tarantulas

[–] jpreston2005@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

No! Stop it! Bad Ickplant!