A rare photo documenting ant piloting behaviour, where ants co-operate to take over an empty cicada skin and drive it like a mech suit5yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/ShittyAnimalFacts
Her Majesty Queen Chungus of the Great Trees. Golden Huntsmen (Beregama aurea), one of Australia's biggest species4yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/spiders
I found this mantis as a nymph and he grew up to be bright blue! (Hierodula werneri)4yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/awwnverts
Clarence, the newest addition to my Social Huntsman colony, the hundred-strong league of bros5yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/spiderbro
When your lady murders you just as you're about to get it on and you die with an awkward spider boner4yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/spiders
Gold-Faced Jumping Spider (Simaetha tenuidens) guards her little silk bed6yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/awwnverts
An Australian Wrap-Around Spider (Dolophones turrigera). They are almost impossible to spot during the day when camouflaged as part of a twig, but on white we can see just how whacky that shape is.7yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/awwnverts
Found this Coin Spider in northern Australia yesterday and honestly teared up a bit because of how stunning she is5yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/spiderbro
A Net-Casting spider (Menneus sp.) with her silk snare ready to rumble. When prey walks below, she expands the net and drops down quickly, trapping it while her venom and digestive juices work their magic.7yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/spiders
Before ink was invented, the Christmas Spider (Austracantha minax) was used to administer the Rorschach test.7yr ⋅ get_lamp ⋅ r/ShittyAnimalFacts