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A tiny pale grey baby harvestman wandering over some dark soil on a stone. To the top and bottom of the photo are numerous little round harvestman eggs, pale grey in colour.

Close-up of the baby harvestman which has short, pale translucent legs and a slightly darker body with faint grey markings. In the bottom left corner is a cluster of small, round pale eggs.

Close-up of the harvestman eggs which are pale and round. Within several of them you can clearly see the pair of dark eyes of the tiny baby harvestman inside waiting to hatch out. In several you can also just make out the legs wrapped around the body.

Cuteness overload: adorable baby harvestman, newly hatched, alongside a cluster of eggs - the eyes of the babies are clearly visible inside the unhatched eggs and you can just make out the legs. They were found under a stone in my local cemetery. #arachnids #harvestmen

Baby spitting spider on a painted wall.

Hurrah, my spitting spiders are back. This one is really tiny and needs to eat. One day, I'll get to see one catching something.

What I witnessed here, I think, was an attempt of a Lycosidae (most likely Pardosa sp.) to balloon? Anyone willing to confirm?

*Ballooning refers to a type of locomotion where a spider takes flight.

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Very possibly. Wolf spiders don’t make webs (at least in UK) so the silk strands are only for moving from one place to another or for ballooning. However, wonder if that individual is too large to “balloon” 🤔
It then looks like it’s recycling the silk strands at the end of video.

New Study Busts Myths About Feared Recluse Spiders A new study shows brown recluse spiders and relatives are in fact scarce, reluctant to bite, and mostly unlikely to cause the severe harm often attributed to them.

I'm saving this to send in reply to everyone who tells me they were bitten by or simply saw a Brown Recluse in their home here in the Pacific Northwest.

New Study Busts Myths About Feared Recluse Spiders: entomologytoday.org/2026/03/05/s...

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The harvestman Rilaena triangularis. Found in woodland leaf litter, Long Melford, Suffolk.

Jumping Spider sp Evarcha seyun for #macromonday.
Fujairah, UAE - Feb 2026.

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How did you submit the record? iRecord? If so, I think you can edit the record altho’ I haven’t tried.

Ero aphana (sternum checked) - female on the underside of the lid of our green bin when I put it out just now. Always a good place to check. Only my 2nd in & around the garden.
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@cofnod.org.uk will undoubtedly have a few suggestions. My contribution is Kryptonesticus eremita. Currently only known in the UK from a disused mine entrance on Flat Holm island and a Penarth sewer chamber.

A very small spider seen on Ash bark, 28/02/26, Tamworth, #Staffs A Theridion species @graemelyons.bsky.social @britishspiders.bsky.social #Arachnid #Spider

There should be matures by May. It's not the easiest genus for reliable visual ID, but there's always help at hand!

Sticking with spiders for this one. Here's a female Walnut Orbweaver (Nuctenea umbratica) I found a couple of nights back. They have a slightly flattened abdomen allowing them to hide in cracks and crevices during the day.

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Yes, definitely a Pirata although I'd be bit cautious on species at this time of year, when they're immature.

Yes, that looks good. Please do record via iRecord at irecord.org.uk/enter-srs-re...

“The Cordyceps spider”: Taczanowskia waska sp. nov. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new spider species and a novel case of mimicry of an araneopathogenic fungus (Cordycipitaceae: Gibellula ) | ...

“The Cordyceps spider”: Taczanowskia waska sp. nov. (Araneae: Araneidae), a new spider species and a novel case of mimicry of an araneopathogenic fungus (Cordycipitaceae: Gibellula)
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Due to various circumstances I have not had any trips out looking for spiders so far this year! Fortunately I have been looking after some spiders that have kept my interest. Not had anything to personally post so decided to share some pictures of local spiders from previous years.

A spider I don't see nearly as often as I should - the delightful Green Meshweaver (Nigma walckenaeri). This one was found trapezing after dark, and even when she sat down I needed some comically acrobatic manouevres to get the shot (hence the suboptimal sharpness).

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That's a kind comment - thank you!

Thank you! It's always hard for us, working as a team on Bsky, to remember who does and who we still need to persuade!

A little spider fest this morning on these building site fence panels. I think these are Pisaura mirabilis, Xysticus cristatus and maybe one of the Lycosidae? #arachnids @britishspiders.bsky.social

Amazing how a little warmth brings out the sunbathers! Agree on the IDs although perhaps wouldn't go beyond genus for the Xysticus, especially at this time of year when it's still immature.

Mmm, the abdomen looks as if it could be an extremely pale Zygiella Missing-sector orberb spider but the carapace looks oddly uniform in colour for that. Another possibility could be a very pale Steatoda nobilis Noble False Widow - a bit like this one eurospiders.com/Steatoda_nobilis.htm

A nice little Oak Jumping Spider, Ballus chalybeius, from the New Forest yesterday, not an Oak in sight but she didn't seem worried, spring must be on the way!

Great photos - great #spider -thank you! If you're not already doing it, please do record via irecord.org.uk/enter-srs-records

Beyond it looking like, as you say, a lovely guy, I'm afraid we're struggling to identify it from this image. Do you have any others we can look at?

More great images, thank you, Wayne. I think you record your #spiders, but, just in case not, please do add them to the Spider Recording Scheme via irecord.org.uk/enter-srs-spiders.

This Cyclosa conica spider (Trashline Orbweaver) was trying to blend in on a small tree. I've only ever seen this species once before, then found two on this one trip. The other stayed in its web for the second shot.

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Sorry we missed this news when it came put, Wayne. Many congratulations! It's such a great image - as well as a gift of a colour-coordinated #spider.

Although we focus mostly on GB species, this North American gallery is a real treat for everyone who appreciates form, function and beauty in #spiders, as well as great #macro.