#atypus

Ran into this purse web spider (Atypus snetsingeri) out on the prowl. this bachelor is single and ready to mingle, and with chelicerae of that magnitude the ladies are going to be all over him! #spider #awwnverts #atypus #cute

The purse-web spider (Genus Atypus) always fascinated me! They live and hunt into a tube made of silk, impressively camouflaged as a small root or stem. They wait in ambush into it with their massive fangs, ready to strike and for the prey. Death comes from below and then preys are dragged inside the tube. 1: Atypus affinis closeup 2: detail of fangs (chelicera) 3: a firefly larva trapped by Atypus 4: the silk tube where this species lives and hunts #spider #atypus #atypidae #spidersofinstagram #picoftheday #nature #macro #macrophotography #naturalhistory #strangebuttrue #arachnida #ilovespiders #biodoversity @ilcp_photographers https://www.instagram.com/p/CUXqKbYqTYB/?utm_medium=tumblr

Looking for #SocialDistancing inspiration? Meet the Pennsylvanian Purseweb spider. Once they build their expertly camoflaged web, they may never leave again. Learn about this spider's secretive life in this @PhillyInquirer piece I wrote last year: https://www.inquirer.com/science/volunteer-scientists-philadelphia-rare-pennsylvanian-purseweb-spider-mystery-animal-atypus-snetsingeri-20190824.html --- #atypus #purseweb #arachnology #arachnidsofig #covid_19 #arachnidsofinstagram #spiderverse #spidersOfInstagram #SpiderSunday #spidersofig #spidersOfIG #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macro #macrophotography #invert_macro #InvertOfTheWeek #animalphotography #animals https://www.instagram.com/p/B9_9HwtBqyW/?igshid=7vbgikw45zxz