a journal about spiders found around Western PA
Spiders have eight legs and two palps. They are used to handle prey kinda like little arms. The palps are also important in reproduction and identification. If you see a spider with swollen palps that look like boxing gloves, it's a male. If they are smooth it's a female or an immature male who hasn't... Continue Reading →
Lynx is plural for lynx (I had to double check). I'll be writing about 3 lynx. One lynx is not a local. Lynx spiders are active hunters which can be found among grasses and woody shrubs in the day as well as night. The family name is Oxyopidae (pronounced ox-ee-OPP-idee) but lynx is so much easier and... Continue Reading →
I was in the restroom at South Park - an indoor building with an outdoor feel. There were harvestmen (daddy-long legs) loafing among the stalls and random bugs flying around. I noticed a weird spider on the wall, not a big spider, approximately 5 millimeters from head to end of the abdomen. It kind of... Continue Reading →
Just like a birder actively seeks out birds, I'm always on the look out for spiders. Most of the time, I look passively meaning I'm not using a sweep net or other trapping technique. Sometimes, the spiders simply find me. I have been that weirdo in the middle of the store aisle trying to... Continue Reading →
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