One of my favorite tarantula species--phormictopus auratus--right after a molt. She's a sassy lady, always investigating and making a mess, but she's absolutely gorgeous!
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Books and spiders, books and spiders and occasionally IT/dev as it's my day job. Missouri, USA
Washer guy: The drain hose was clogged with a small plastic bag that looks like it had green leaves or something in it. 20 yo: So weird! Wonder what that could have been? (This is the same one who once tried to convince me that she and her friends were burning a skunk-scented candle in her room.)
Do I Look Like A Fool Vasily Matrushok
Alt: Vasily Matrushok saying "Do I Look Like A Fool?"
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Here is Graham gloating about "killing all the right people." Just in case you see anyone try to do the whole "we should have decency for the dead" nonsense.
Woke up to pee, saw Lindsey Graham died, immediately jumped on Bluesky to see the good posting. Have fun, everyone, but please steer away from the homophobia. Maybe this dude would have been less of a massive piece of shit if he hadn’t been steeped in self-loathing. Dunk responsibly
28 yo son: There's this song I heard that is SO good. It's from your time but I'm not sure you've heard it before. He then played Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads.
Narnia's Deep Magic Lion Quote
Alt: Narnia's Deep Magic Lion Quote "Do not recite the Deep Magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written"
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So I bought a male poecilotheria striata three years ago. I've been waiting for him to mature and not really paying attention too hard other than "Is he eating and healthy". He molted today and after seeing his distinctly FEMALE ventral side, I pulled his molt and OMG I have a girl! #tarantula
As I lifelong Who fan, this warms my heart.
🍁Dr.John E. Rock@johnerock.bsky.social · last mo.Awesome 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I have two kinds of kids that only reveal their differences when I am discussing wills, insurance policies, etc. Type 1: OMG mom I do NOT want to discuss this or even think about this! How morbid! Type 2: I would like your computer. And your car. Oh, and your books.
Damn! Seeing that A24 was behind a film pretty much meant I was watching it. No more.
Mathew Buck@filmbrainbmb.bsky.social · last mo.A24 announces that they want to put storyboard artists out of work. That's what the headline should be written as. Becuase we should be honest about what these AI "tools" are trying to do, and who it is trying to circumvent. variety.com/2026/film/ne...
A gorgeous tliltocatl vagans adult female. Her name is Jackal, Jackie, JJ or JackAttack. She answers to none of those names. #tarantula #spider
People who can remember what fiscal period your company is currently in, what is your secret? Do you take some sort of mind-altering substances? Have you had to sacrifice other bits of mental functionality in order to internalize this?
I found this recluse a year and a half ago in my house and held on to her to release her in the summer. I forgot to do that so I overwintered her again. Now she's a part of the family, so I guess she's yet another foster fail. (Yep, she's missing two legs. I found her that way.) #spider
Eating my dang basil and flaunting the fact that they have a better love life than I do at the moment. Rude!
I have a plant manager who sets up meetings to discuss ideas and then forgets to attend the meetings. In other words, I have a free hour right now! Gonna feed some spiders while "waiting" for her to remember. Here's a picture of my phormictopus sp. South Hispaniola's tiny tarantula Mohawk.
BREAKING: the algae have left the reflecting pool and are marching on Congress
A lot of high-minded theories about what's animating the Trump administration to do the things it does and what that might mean for the near future. But I think "how would the Bluth family from Arrested Development deal with this" is probably a pretty predictive rubric
I was just talking to a newly emerged black soldier fly (as one does), while transfering them to the breeding container. "Hey there! welcome to fly mode! Would you like to go into the fly chamber to have some amazing fly sex?" I didn't know my daughter had friends over. (Yes, she has a therapist.)
The cutest little ceratogyrus meridionalis spiderling you will see today! #tarantula For scale, the round rim this spider is standing on is a tiny tattoo cup, pictured between my finger and thumb in the second picture.
Son is over using my washing machine. He calls my phone from the basement. I pick up the first words out of his mouth are "So, don't be mad."
Will Ferrell - I'm So F***ing Scared Right Now (The Other Guys)
Alt: Will Ferrell - I'm So Fucking Scared Right Now (The Other Guys)
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It’s fine not to like writing. It’s fine not to be good at writing. There are plenty of other things to enjoy and to excel at. No need to pretend you can do it by using A.I.
Somewhere inside this pile of floof is a mastermind of chaos and destruction. Garbanzo Elizabeth Bean charging her battery in preparation for her next mission of mischief.
Flies are not great at a lot of things but they are FANTASTIC at creating more flies.
I've been feeling too sick the last few years to properly garden, but my lovely daughter came over and planted! Volunteers from years past are sage, oregano, rue, chives, fennel and, of course, a load of mint. She's added basil, cilantro, serranos, habeneros, tomatoes and eggplant. Luckiest mom!
This is Gertrude. In her 3 years in our home she has only ever known soft touches, gentle words, love and treats. Despite this, Gertrude weighs each potential interaction against her unshakeable conviction that we are merely biding our time and are, in fact, plotting to destroy her.
In three days my 20 year old has worked two shifts, helped a friend move, driven 5 hours to Chicago to see a concert, and is currently driving back just in time to pack up for camping this weekend in Arkansas. I remember having energy once.
Having a bad day? Check out this mighty hunter! (The plastic swimming pool in the back is a tiny tattoo ink cup, for scale.) chilobrachys sp. "I forget which flavor and didn't mark it down and they kinda all look alike at this age" #tarantula #spider
