Franky DaSpider

Totes into Crickets and Outreach.

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

@BritishSpiders @mattprince1969 So #excited! /Swoon <3

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Some spiders can sense electric currents in the earth's atmosphere: they use them to help decide when to take flight! Bet you didn't know that some spiders can use their silk as balloons to FLY!!! https://t.co/BHwnMHwOl4

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Saddest #PiDay ever guys.

RIP Mr. Physics.

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Following up on the SPIDER WITH A TAIL: time for a proper #FossilFriday Check out this spider ancestor! At over 2 inches from end to end this is the largest fossil spider ever found....however it's got nothing on ME! #beathepast #Iambig #yesIam https://t.co/xShuEEqGKE

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

WHAT??? Proto spiders with TAILS?? Soooooooooo jelly.

#IWantATail #forthewin #FrankyDaSpider

https://t.co/e6eIXr7H22

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

I DID! I ORDERED CUTE! https://t.co/MmHKFKSAFe

[Gil Wizen @wizentrop]

Anyone ordered cute?
An inquisitive jumper (Corythalia sp.) from Costa rica, with a yellow face mask and tiny pink socks ✨

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

So into it! https://t.co/8m14Iyk6cZ

[TurnFear2Fascination 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇱🕷️ @Tone_Killick]

Broad-Headed Bark Spider Caerostris sp. - Photographed by Husni Che Ngah.
Caerostris is a genus of spiders belonging to the Araneidae family and contains 18 species. #Educate #TurnFear2Fascination #Lovespiders

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

Happy New Year Peeps! Anybody wanna give me 8 high fives to start out a fabulous Twenty EIGHT teen? #happynewyear #FrankyDaSpider #Celebration #twentyEIGHTteen

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I'm not even a year old and I get to start a WHOLE NEW YEAR! #FrankyDaSpider #HappyNewYear #SOSTOKED

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

@CamZoology #heartbroken #DamnElfonTheShelf #gonnadobetter :'(

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

I might be nearsighted, but that's not a problem! Most spiders are! Even with 8 eyes we're WAY more equipped to spot the quick movements of our prey (Crickets?) than we are to whale-watch or stare at the stars #spiderproblems #notsuchabadone #didyousaycricket?

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@CamZoology Santa was SO ASKED. Waiting for a reply. Am concerned it's the 27th.....

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

@LucasTheSpider_ is at it again! SO CUTE! I COULD DIE OF THE CUTENESS. #FrankysFriends #adorable #AHMAZING #Thebest https://t.co/ark617Snps

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

Still super full from #holidaymeal Those crickets are DELISH! #foodie #onlythebest #delish #Frankyissated

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

IT DOES???? Can someone sign me up for Christmas? #theperfectgift #frankydaspider #please @CamZoology ? #prettyplease! https://t.co/rxWGhOkFIY

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#WackyWednesday brings us Sand-basket-scooping bristles on pedipalps from the American Journal of Arachnology @AAS_arachnology HOW COOL IS THIS? WAY TOO COOL!! This spider even incorporates silk into sand tunnels to keep them solid! I'm a fan. For surez. https://t.co/RH5halGzZd

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

Why it isn't eight legs a dancing, I do not know. Makes sense to me. #Christmas #TwelveDays #caroling #countdown

[Franky DaSpider @FrankyDaSpider]

Happy #celebrityspiderSunday Today's is Aphonopelma johnnycashi, named after Johnny Cash. Like me it's a mygalomorph! The spider's been found in central California and was first described by Chris Hamilton @8legs2fangs. https://t.co/QaH3DbKkDV Stay warm out there! xx Franky

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It's #FossilFriday, this week featuring entelegyne spiders from the Middle Jurassic. These spiders are helping us understand the evolution of orb weaving! Pretty neat, huh!?
https://t.co/fb2IwtszOU …/a…/10.1080/14772019.2014.991906

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It's #WackyWednesday ! Did you know some spiders (Myrmarachne) mimic ants? Not only do species in this genus look surprisingly like ants, but they will sometimes use their front two legs as fake antennae to fool ants into letting them get close enough to get a snack! #Fabulous!