Wonderful photos! But there's no way that spider ran off. The legs are curled in and under the body, which is known as the Death Curl, and it's a clear sign that the spider is dead. Judging by the deformation

Definitely, the lack of knowledge on basic hygiene and how to treat and keep wounds clean has helped us survive so much that would have killed our ancestors. And that spider article is awesome! I haven't

Thanks! Yeah, the bite is a little sore, but not so bad. They are indeed really cool. The creepy thing is apparently an inherited phobia of sorts from long ago when arachnids were a little more harmful

For certain, great spoods to keep those midges and mozzie populations in check.

Haha, yeah, these spiders are so difficult to see. I ended up later spending a long time chasing ants just to find another one. I didn't, they were all just ants.

Excellent information on spiders! Almost all spiders are venomous, but venomous doesn't mean that they're harmful or medically significant. This spider is a huntsman spider, and while they're venomous,

I doubt this spider moved at all. When the legs are tucked under its body like this, it means it's dead. It's called the Death Curl. Judging from how rounded her abdomen still is, she died recently, within

Great shots! Yeah, crab spoods are very shy but so cool. Awesome to see a ground crab spider on a flower! I usually find native Xysticus under rocks here, camouflaged against the dirt, much darker than

Wonderful photos! She's gorgeous and clearly very well fed over there. Thanks for sharing your spider!

I love seeing so many garden spiders on Hive lately! This one is in the genus Argiope, which are orb-weaver spiders. Scytodes spiders are spitting spiders and they don't live on webs (they're amazing spiders

Great photos of an awesome spider! She's an adult female Golden Orb-Weaver spider, and she's completely harmless to humans. They're wonderful for catching insects, and their silk is yellow unlike other

I love that you added some life philosophy to your awesome photos! The spider is a funnel-web spider in the family Ageleniidae. And indeed, harmless! But they'll web up everything if they get the chance.

Seems now is indeed the time for the garden spiders, the Argiope! They're likely getting ready for the winter, laying egg sacs so that new spiders will be ready when summer comes again. This one a beautiful

Amazing shots of a beautiful garden spider! She's an orb-weaver spider, of the genus Argiope, often found in gardens, and she's harmless even though she looks big and scary. These gardens spiders are very

This is true! Spiders use their silk to help them "fly" around, mostly you see it with the spiderlings (babies) because they're small enough to ride the wind, but it also happens with very small

It took longer than I hoped, thanks life, but I'm finally caught up and absolutely riveted! I knew this was going to be an epic story from the first part and, boy, I'm not at all disappointed. I'd not

Gorgeous photos of wonderful spiders! Always a treat. If I'm not mistaken, that small spider is a juvenile Steatoda sp. that was hanging around an empty egg sac (not hers, but some other spider's). The

You found a gorgeous Golden Orb-Weaver spider! She's an adult female (the males are very tiny) and she's completely harmless. IF she bites, which is rare, it'll be a little sore, like getting an injection,

Oh, they're everywhere here in the veld. One of the best things about rural living is all the crawlies. Though, I don't think many will agree with me on that one.

Looks to be a giant house spider, indeed, with that significantly sloped carapace. He looks a lot like a wolf spider, while a hobo spider doesn't. He's also a mature male, out on the prowl for a female.