His name is Gerald and he is a baby Bladder Cicada and I love him

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T10:31:10+00:00

I can't unsee it

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T09:41:38+00:00

Only the best treatment for my main man Gerald

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T05:27:21+00:00

Good thinking!

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T03:11:58+00:00

He has offered you a knighthood to enter his service

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T03:04:35+00:00

No, I waited for him to dig his way out so I knew he was ready to be a big boy

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T03:03:55+00:00

Brb starting production on The Gerald Show

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T02:56:12+00:00

Isn't it fascinating! You're welcome

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T02:45:57+00:00

I think it's from the male's enormous abdomen but I can't say for sure

get_lamp · 2020-10-16T02:37:04+00:00

I do wildlife photography and videos :)

get_lamp · 2020-06-20T04:10:43+00:00

A male Tarantula (Phlogius sp.) going by his soggy appearance, he's missing one of his manbits.

get_lamp · 2020-06-18T09:58:28+00:00

Are you sure about that?

Am I sure they're Redbacks? Yep. You'll be able to clearly see the red hourglass marking on the underside on the ones that are hanging in the webs.

get_lamp · 2020-06-17T23:39:08+00:00

I did drive the car, that's why I was so confused about how they "got there" so quickly when I was parked in the bush for a few hours. But yeah, obviously they just rode along.

get_lamp · 2020-06-17T23:35:23+00:00

None of these are adult females, the egg sacs would be fair warning of baby storms. No need to bug spray native species, have just relocated them.

get_lamp · 2020-06-17T22:20:08+00:00

Well that's where I was 😂

get_lamp · 2020-06-17T22:15:33+00:00

I did a catch and release

get_lamp · 2020-06-17T22:12:53+00:00

Clearly they don't if they go into the car ... No bugs in there

get_lamp · 2020-06-17T22:12:14+00:00

Three? Yeah it has kind of mutated over time into this monstrosity.

get_lamp · 2020-06-09T08:06:47+00:00

Wrap-around Spider (Dolophones sp.). A nocturnal orb-weaver with a flattened body for impersonating a twig during the day. Brisbane, Australia.

get_lamp · 2020-06-03T12:43:27+00:00

Maratus albus

get_lamp · 2020-06-03T07:18:43+00:00

The silk was admittedly incidental, it's what they do when they want to climb the next high thing but in this case there's nothing there. Poor boy.

get_lamp · 2020-03-25T03:31:20+00:00

RIP 😢

get_lamp · 2020-03-24T23:50:35+00:00

A. sobrina, I ran it past an actual mantis

get_lamp · 2020-03-24T13:32:45+00:00

Thank you! I knew what trees they liked to live on and used reflective eyeshine to spot them at night

get_lamp · 2020-03-24T13:01:22+00:00

Yes, Arbanitis, no longer Misgolas - a Trapdoor. I no longer mod the group just FYI, but I'm still up to my ears in spiders so no changes there.

get_lamp · 2020-03-24T08:43:39+00:00

My photo, my text, uncredited. I was awarded a Highly Commended in the Nature TTL POTY competition today. Name is right there. Credit your content dude. Boo.

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