[ SECRET POST #2083 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2083 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Birds of paradise- the animals, not the flowers! And a very strange spider.

[joltymcjolterson]

raggiana bird-of-paradise


ribbon tailed astrapia


western parotia


red bird-of-paradise


wilson's bird-of-paradise


brown sicklebill


trumpet manucode


superb bird of paradise


greater ird of paradise


western parotia


victoria's riflebird


lesser bird-of-paradise

Thought I'd go for a particularly daring spider too!














Here it is:


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This little beauty is Gasteracantha arcuata, or the spiny orb weaver, curved shiny spider or even the long horn spider- any of those names'll work! It's found around Southeast Asia, especially Malaysia and Singapore, and isn't actually that big, though the two long prongs on its back are certainly very attention drawing. Though they may look large in the picture, they're only about a centimeter or so long in length. If you're wondering why spiny spiders go out of their way to look so colourful, well, researchers suspect that it's done so in orer to lure their lunch of bugs and insects to them.


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Re: What song is stuck in your head at the moment (or recently)?

[anonymouslyyours]

That spider looks like a beetle. This post is amazing. Brb I'm going to learn everything about the spiny orb weaver so I can make Loki cosplay jokes.

Re: What song is stuck in your head at the moment (or recently)?

[(Anonymous)]

Brb I'm going to learn everything about the spiny orb weaver so I can make Loki cosplay jokes. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Re: What song is stuck in your head at the moment (or recently)?

[anonymouslyyours]

The article jolty linked is mostly about how the spiny orb weaver uses color to attract prey (instead of mates as is standard) so I know there's a joke in there about the spider taking advantage of Loki's fangirl's propensity for being easily distracted but I'm too tired to make it.

Re: What song is stuck in your head at the moment (or recently)?

[veronica_rich]

I was just going to comment that THIS IS A LOKI SPIDER. LOLOL ..

Re: Birds of paradise- the animals, not the flowers! And a very strange spider.

[mekkio]

These are beautiful. Even the spider is stunning. Thank you for posting this.

Re: Birds of paradise- the animals, not the flowers! And a very strange spider.

[fingalsanteater]

Oh, wow! I love birds. They are so pretty. Thanks!

Re: Birds of paradise- the animals, not the flowers! And a very strange spider.

[rosehiptea]

That spider is amazing!

Re: Birds of paradise- the animals, not the flowers! And a very strange spider.

[(Anonymous)]

We just had the video of the western parotia performing its mating dance in Vertebrate Biology lab--gorgeous, and kind of sinister, with that electric-blue face display.