Spider ecologist - busting rampant bad info re spiders with online consulting, classroom presentations & public appearances with live spiders
San Francisco Bay Area, CA, USA
Joined February 2013
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Last weekend I was interviewed for a San Francisco Chronicle story!
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Absolutely the coolest birthday cake EVER!! Wow!
Tarantula cake is amazing!
Yay you guys @Dusti_Bowling for making such an awesome cake! And superyay 8-year-old for liking tarantulas!
#spidercake #tarantulacake
#BestCakeEver
#spiderlove
#TurnFear2Fascination
Some pictures of flowers and tributes at the Botanical Gardens this morning #Christchurch #NewZealand #WeStandTogether
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I hoping someone amongst the spider Twitterati can help. I'm looking for papers on "allergic" reactions to spider bites. Are there genuine cases of allergies to spider bites? Google seems to throw out mostly papers by the medical profession.
If you're in South Eastern Ontario, you should make sure to see the awesome Catherine Scott give a talk about spiders tonight in Georgetown/Halton Hills!
Don't miss this chance! It will be worth your time!
Tonight I will give a talk to the Halton Naturalists @hnpnc about the secret lives of spiders! If you're in the area please check it out! hnpnc.com/site/speakers
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Behold! The diving bell spider, or water spider, Argyroneta aquatica.
The spider is completely UNDER WATER in this photo!
Notice her silvery back half - there is a thin layer of air surrounding her abdomen, allowing her to safely remain fully submerged in water! 1/4
Water spider in photo aquarium
@BritishSpiders @TheSpiderChick @ArachNotts @WSC_NMBE @hiwearespiders @NHM_Arachnida @AAS_arachnology @Arachnologynews
The water spider spends almost her entire life completely underwater in her “diving bell”. She ambushes aquatic insects, small fish or crustaceans, pulling them into the chamber to consume them. She even mates and lays her egg sacs within the chamber. 3/4
The truly fascinating diving bell spider is found in Europe and Asia.
Here is a photo showing the water spider within her diving bell chamber. And check the other photos of her collecting air and maneuvering in the water. 4/4
hlasek.com/argyroneta_aquati…
SPIDERS on Science Friday!
Listen to Science Friday this week (March 8) for a cool story about ant-mimic jumping spiders!
Catch @scifri on NPR radio, or via Sirius XM radio, or get the podcast!
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Do you live near #Pullman Washington? Go see @Myrmecos speak at Washington State University on Tuesday afternoon!
#wsuentomology
#WAZZU
The @WSUEntomology Grad Students are pleased to be hosting @Myrmecos next week in Pullman! He will be presenting on Tuesday March 5 from 4:30-5:30 in FSHN T-101. This talk is open to the public, with a reception at The Lumberyard to follow! Please spread the word! #wsuentomology
Exhibit 2 for #ParasiteDay2019 featuring parasitic wasps, the enemies of spiders.
Over the course of a month, this series of photos by @Tone_Killick shows the wasp larva growing as it sucks the life out of the spider, pupating & emerging as an adult wasp flickr.com/photos/77794733@N…
Merry #ParasiteDay2019
Parasitic wasps are one of the most common predators of spiders.
Exhibit 1:
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Hey @DrCedes! Had such great convos with you at #Arachno19 ! I'm so glad we reconnected! It was really meaningful to me.
And I just finally "followed" you 😄
I think it's a remote art installation - the Eiffel Tower, interpreted in silk by an unusually creative spider.
She's seen photos of the Tour Eiffel and longs to visit Paris, to experience the architectural wonder for herself.
Creating her silk sculptures feeds her soul. 🕷🕸😉
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Well this is just a feel good moment to share - feel good for so many reasons!
Yes, women do everything these days.
(make sure to see the owner's final comment in thread)
Thank you, @WildlifSci for doing what you do, being you, and for sharing this message with the world.
Responded to an iguana stuck in a fence today. First thing resident said when I pulled up, “you’re a girl! I thought they’d send a man! You’re wearing a dress! I’m so excited! Women do everything these days!”
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We saw a wild Kiwi!! We saw a WILD KIWI!! WE saw a WILD KIWI!!
Spent over 5 minutes last night just watching the big adorable bird, wandering about, poking her bill into the ground gobbling up worms and grubs. So magical!!
#NewZealand
#Arachno19
#kiwibird
According to a paper published in Systematic Biology:
HORSESHOE CRABS ARE ACTUALLY ARACHNIDS!
I'm not sure what to do with this.
It's like finding out Pluto wasn't a planet, only way more personally relevant.
😯
#BREAKING: new phylogenetic research shows that horseshoe crabs aren't a sister group to arachnids - they ARE arachnids. academic.oup.com/sysbio/adva…
