Welcome to spiderday. THE place to get all the stories about arachnids, from the past week. And boy oh boy it was a good week!
A spider from Singapore: it vibrates its web at high speed if it's threatened. Wow. Photo by Chthoniid, reproduced here with permission.
Perhaps the best news of the week: a critically endangered spiders is saved from a planning development in the UK. Spider conservation FTW! That's my read of the week.
You must see this: from Nicky Bay (on Facebook) – a spider with an extended 'tubercle' on its abdomen. What's it for??
The Hippie Spider. That is all.
Some surprising animals that like water. Spiders are on that list, don't you know.
Wonderful photos of a running crab spider mom.
Want to go on a safari? How about a spider safari? Sounds like fun to me.
This is neat: spider and centipede venom evolved from insulin-like hormone.
Cobweb Hotel (1936) – Um, it's one of the oddest spider-themed youtube videos you will ever come across.
Family flees home after finding a spider egg sac. That's an overreaction. Sigh.