Tag: oh wow

vault—girl:

Orb weavers are so precious.

You should watch this to see how they build the web pattern, it’s not how you think. 

Spiders do this because they need to have pathways of non-sticky silk to walk on. First, they put down the basic ‘spokes’ of the web, the parts the spider is walking on here. Once that’s all in and sturdy in non-sticky silk, they put down the sticky spiral-pattern silk that’s used to capture things. 

And it’s all instinct. They’re programmed to do this, they don’t even know what they’re doing.

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iguanamouth:

sinobug:

Derbid Planthopper (possibly Rhotana sp., Rhotanini, Derbidae)

These tiny planthoppers are included in a complex of arthropods who, by virtue of their wing markings and postures, are believed to be mimicking jumping spiders (Salticidae) (see image below)

Female Two-striped Jumping Spider (Telamonia dimidiata, Salticidae)

Female Two-striped Jumping Spider (Telamonia dimidiata, Salticidae)

by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr.
Pu’er, Yunnan, China

See more Chinese true bugs and hoppers on my Flickr site HERE…..

its pretty convincing in this photo especially – look at how the light shines through the wings !

shadyufo:

Just picked up this fascinating snub-nosed, scissor-toothed juvenile r.abbit skull! It’s pictured next to a normal skull from an animal around the same size and age.

These skulls came from meat r.abbits that were culled. Both are missing some pieces and parts but that deformed skull is still pretty amazing! I thought the teeth were in the wrong root holes at first but that’s just how they grew naturally—normal-sized teeth in too short of a snout!

Source: shadyufo