#net-casting spider

My friend @syncarida was informed of a net-casting spider sighting at uni so we went and found her!! It was my first time seeing one in person and they're so delightfully shaped and the big eyes are adorable.

Net-casting spiders are awesome, both because their technique of flinging a silk web at prey is super cool and unique but also because their eyes are insane. They have incredibly high light sensitivity because they're high-speed nocturnal ambush hunters, but the tradeoff is their eyes are so sensitive that daylight literally destroys their retinas. They have to re-grow the retinas of their eyes every night in order to hunt.

Hawaiian happy-face spider propaganda:

It looks so silly, happiest spider you will ever see. Don't make it sad :(

Net-casting spider / gladiator spider propaganda:

I found this amazing little guy hanging out on my back door the other day. At first glance I thought it was maybe a stick insect of some kind or a stretched out shed from a larger spider, but nope, it's a live spider!

they're gonna throw more than hands

Since this ask is anonymous, there is no wait period. If someone would like to adopt this design for 20 USD, please DM me :)

Edit: sold!

These guys are my current obsession.