Today I found this new to me Boreal Tufted Jumping Spider (Phidippus borealis), a female.
At least two of her 8 eyes are looking into the camera.
Such a scruffy looking little thing .

This tiny jumping spider, Menemerus semilimbatus, looks like a little stuffed toy when zoomed in with the camera.
iPhone 15 Pro + lens for close focusing.

Esta diminuta araña saltarina Menemerus semilimbatus parece un peluche al ser aumentada por la cámara.

Diese winzige Springspinne, Menemerus semilimbatus, sieht aus wie ein flauschiges Stofftier, wenn man sie mit der Kamera vergrößert.

#macro #macrophotography
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#NewSpecies!
New wolf spider from #china just snuck in:

Sinartoria dui

Treatment: https://treatment.plazi.org/id/C7EAF53D-FFF8-50D3-9734-DBEAC45D7D04
Publication: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1244.149186
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Just saw one of the most beautiful #spiders I've ever seen, what I think was a jumping #spider as it definitively jumped out of my hand. It had that same compact body form with underset legs, but a larger abdomen than I'm used to seeing. I was collecting spiderwort seed (really difficult to time the collection as it blooms for a month or more and sets seed continuously, while dropping it quickly) and saw an arthropod fall out of one of the spent, crushed seedheads. It could not have been better camaflauged and had a really gently baubled tan abdomen with a couple brown and reddish angular stripes. Its interesting that I didn't reflexively seek to drop it out of my hand (granted, that would have meant losing a lot of seed) because historically I've been afraid of spiders. I think I'm less afraid than I once was. Spiderwort is likely named for some of its physical characteristics. #Nature #NatureAppreciation #RestorationEcology

I looked inside some flowers this morning and found a #spider and a weevil.

It looked like a flying saucer in a daisy but turned out to be a pair of Goldenrod Crab Spiders, doing their thing I guess.
I only noticed the small male when zooming in on the computer.