Latest posts tagged with #linyphiidae on Bluesky
Diplostyla concolor, a lovely dwarf spider from Central Finland. I caught this mini-beast by sifting leaf litter.
I find the name “concolor” funny since it literally means “all one color”. However, the front part (prosoma) and rear part (opisthosoma) have different colors…
#spidersky #linyphiidae
A cute money spider, seen 04/03/26 Tamworth, #Staffs #Linyphiidae #Arachnid @britishspiders.bsky.social @graemelyons.bsky.social @ajcann.bsky.social
Centromerita bicolor female
Centromerita bicolor epigyne
Centromerita bicolor.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem
Black Double-Headed Dwarf Spider (Diplocephalus picinus) from Finland. These 2mm long minibeasts live among leaf litter and munch springtails for snacks. #linyphiidae #spidersky
Tallusia experta male palp showing lamella characteristica
Spidery Word Of The Day: lamella characteristica.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae
Female (left) and male (right) Tallusia experta.
Tallusia experta male palp.
Tallusia experta female epigyne.
Spent the afternoon in the delightful company of a great many Tallusia experta.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae
Bathyphantes nigrinus, tiny spider from leaf litter.
“Bathys” means deep in Greek, and “phantes” refers to appearing. In a bit of a mystical way since both “phantom” and “fantasy” arise from that word.
So Bathyphantes spiders emerge from the deep. #linyphiidae #spidermacro
Well, there's cephalic modification and there's cephaplic modification, but I've never seen anything as crazy as this outside the #Linyphiidae.
#Arachnids #Spiders
Orange-legged spider Gongylidium rufipes is a sheet-web weaver from family Linyphiidae. It lives in bushes and undergrowth. G. rufipes is very common in Finland where I live. #spidermacro #linyphiidae #spidersky
Meet Lepthyphantes leprosus, a dwarf spider with a rare preference of living indoors. My wife found this 3mm long minibeast from our kitchen wall in Central Helsinki. #linyphiidae #spidermacro #spidersky
𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗘𝗻𝗴): A filmy dome spider hangs upside down in its shimmering web, against a luminous green background. The silk threads reflect colorful flashes in the light. 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗽𝗰𝗶𝗼́𝗻 (𝗘𝘀𝗽): Araña Neriene radiata colgada boca abajo en su telaraña brillante, sobre un fondo verde luminoso. Los hilos de seda reflejan destellos de colores bajo la luz. Cámara Panasonic Lumix G90/G95 Objetivo Panasonic 14-140 f3.5-5.6 II + Anillos de extensión 10mm y 16mm Datos Exif: Modo Manual, ƒ11, 1/500s, ISO 800, 280mm equivalente Científico: Neriene radiata Castellano: Araña de Cúpula o Araña de Sábana Català: aranya de cúpula vaporosa Euskera: ? Galego: Araña de Cúpula Português: Aranha de Cúpula Italiano: ? English: Filmy Dome Spider Français: Linyphie à Rayons Deutsch: Baldachinspinnen ?
Araña 𝑁𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑒 𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑡𝑎, bocabajo en su telaraña. San Vicente del Palacio (Valladolid).
#NerieneRadiata
#ArañaDeCupula
#FilmyDomeSpider
#Linyphiidae
#Araña
#Aracnido
#Spider
#Macro
#Nature
#Photography
#Wildlife
#LumixG90
#PanasonicLens014140mm
#Micro43
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni male OM System OM-5 OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f3.5 Macro IS PRO Godox V680-O
Tenuiphantes zimmermanni.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae #Arachtober
Macrargus rufus female. OM System OM-5 OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f3.5 Macro IS PRO Godox V680-O
Macrargus rufus female. OM System OM-5 OM SYSTEM M.Zuiko Digital ED 90mm f3.5 Macro IS PRO Godox V680-O
Macrargus rufus.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #Linyphiidae #Arachtober
Close-up macro photograph of a Linyphia triangularis, a small sheet weaver spider from the family Linyphiidae. The spider is perched in its fine, tangled web against a dark background. Its long, slender legs are pale yellow-green, with joints slightly darker in tone. The abdomen is oval and patterned with a pale cream base marked by darker brown bands and patches, giving it a marbled look. The cephalothorax is light brown with darker markings and small black eyes visible near the front. The spider’s fangs and mouthparts are bright orange, contrasting with the rest of its body. The web glistens faintly in the light, showing delicate geometric strands and tiny specks of dust or pollen clinging to the silk, all set against the soft, dark blur of the background.
Learning the spiders of the UK for Halloween season! This Linyphia triangularis (correct me if wrong) was beautifully posed in its delicate web on a cool day.
#ukwildlife #bugsky #Invert #Linyphiidae 🌿
Drapetisca socialis and Cymbaeremaeus cymba on birch trunk
Drapetisca socialis and Cymbaeremaeus cymba on birch trunk
Female Drapetisca socialis and the Oribatid Cymbaeremaeus cymba (nymph) as bycatch.
Blog post in Swedish:
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#Invertebrate 🐙
#Arachnida #Acari #Araneae #Linyphiidae #Oribatida
#Biodiversity #Macrophotography
Monday Spider. Oedothorax gibbosus likes to do things a bit differently. While most dwarf spiders hunt with a sheet web, O. gibbosus runs down its prey.
This handsome male is about 2mm long. #linyphiidae #SpiderSky
Monday Spider: Tapinocyba insecta, minibeast of boreal forests. This male is less than 2mm in length!
Note the sulci, seen as slits between the lateral eyes. That’s where this gentleman oozes sweet perfume for lady-spoods to love.
#linyphiidae
Monday Spider. My number one photography goal: dwarf spider males with weirdly shaped heads. Well, here’s one for you. Diplocephalus cristatus from Helsinki, Finland. #linyphiidae #spidermacro #SpiderSky
Monday spider time.
Meet Erigone atra, the Steampunk Spider. Spiked sides and shiny helmet make this beast as fearsome as a 2mm long creature can be. #linyphiidae #SpiderSky
Monday Spider. Gnathonarium dentatum is a 2.5mm long predator with a mohawk hairdo. This miniature punk spider can be found in leaf litter in humid open habitats near water. #linyphiidae #spidermacro
A female Frontinella pyramitela spider in its web surrounded by small insect remains and dandelion seeds. The spider has a dark brown body with a bright white pattern on its abdomen.
A Frontinella communis spider is suspended mid-web, surrounded by the remains of multiple small insects and wind-blown dandelion seeds. The background is softly out of focus, emphasizing the spider and web.
The same spider species moves across its web, legs splayed outward. The abdomen's reflective white markings contrast sharply against its dark brown body. Numerous tiny insect carcasses and delicate seed filaments dot the web.
Spiders like Frontinella pyramitela (Linyphiidae) are sharp. Invertebrates can show behaviors we usually link to vertebrates. Rodríguez & Gloudeman 2011 found these spiders remember where, maybe what, and how old each prey item is. doi.org/10.1007/s10071-011-0402-9
🧪🌿 #Linyphiidae #macrophotography
A couple of Ceratinops inflatus males. I found them by sifting moss in a mature Douglas fir forest.
#Linyphiidae #spider #iNaturalist
Bathyphantes brevipes
I caught this male out of the air while it was ballooning a few days ago.
#Linyphiidae #Spider
Fenale Bathyphantes nigrinus
Bathyphantes nigrinus epigyne
Bathyphantes nigrinus.
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #UKWildlife #macrophotography #macro #OMSystem #OM5 #FocusStacking #Linyphiidae
A male Pocadicnemis pumilis marching across a leaf. These guys have some mild head weirdness going on.
#Linyphiidae #Spider #iNaturalist
Scironis sima. The smallest mature Linyphiid I have encountered so far (~1mm long). Also probably the only live photos of this species.
#Linyphiidae #spider #iNaturalist
Tallusia experta female
Tallusia experta epigyne
Tallusia experta.
#Arachnids #Linyphiidae #Spiders #VC55
Diplostyla concolor #Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #UKWildlife #Linyphiidae #macrophotography #macro
Diplostyla concolor
#Arachnids #Spiders #VC55 #UKWildlife #Linyphiidae #macrophotography #macro
