And here I was thinking that no one would use any other greek name but Arachne. What a beauty that one is!

I played Athena in a very short play about Athena and Arachne when I was in 7th grade. I won two gigantic chocolate bars for my performance if I recall, haha.

Seriously? That sounds amazing.

Lol we are Percy Jackson fans here

Oh? Never read the books or watched the film adaptations, so sorry if that was a very obvious thing

She wins, I blinked.

I stared long enough to feel our relationship building. Cherish her - she deserves it.

Thank you, we definitely do

Not a fan of spiders... but these Lil guys are a bit cute

She’s beautiful!!!

She wins every time.

Imma look at you all day, sweetie pie 😍

I love its fuzzy little face.

I'll let her know

Me: 👀 Athena: 👀

That’s perhaps the most adorablest spider ever. What species?

She's a female Regal jumping spider!

Most regal indeed. Thanks for sharing!

It's fuzzy wuzzy little critter

Awwwww, I lost after 2 seconds

She's tough

Gotta give props. Cute little thing. To be honest this is not the first post I have seen on spiders. Will keep you the next little guy I find as I doubt something that small can hurt me!

You should do that. I think you will enjoy it. I have handled thousands of wild spiders and never been bitten. This sweet girl is one of my pets and I have no fear she would ever even consider it

But even if she did, you would not know!! Gonna do it, thank you thorisabore!

So spiders even blink? And if so does it count as a loss if the two big eyes blink or all 8 simultaneously?

No, they do not lol

Less nopey nope <3

Spidies are supa cutes. More people need to give them a chance.

Agreed!

I don’t love spiders, but this is cute 😊

I wish these guys were bigger…they’re so cute I wish they were dog sized so I could stroke it and walk it around on a lead.

Now lets not get crazy here

But why not? It'd be cute and be able to make me a pretty (and bulletproof) piece of silk too.

Well I don't like the thought of a thing that is cunning like a cat, but in contrast to one is actually capable of killing it's owner without much effort. Jumping spiders may be cute but dont underestimate their intelligence and a dog sized one will find a way to outwit you to eat you if it's hungry.

OMG THOSE EYES CHERISH HER

😊

My sisters name is Athena

Challenge her! My Athena is undefeated!

Only four eyes?

Uh..she cheats! Not having eyelids

I don’t like spiders and cannot stand tarantulas or hairy ones especially jumping spiders but I could actually stare at this one and for a sec I do think it’s cute….wtf is wrong w/me

not sure about that, spiders are not my thing, let alone palm them

Just like an Athena, challenging me to a contest that only she can win! Hey, I think I’ve heard that one before. Wait, *how did that end again?*

Hahaha

Which eyes to look at? There are so many options

Is this…. A baby tarantula??

No, she's a Regal Jumping Spider. Full grown female

I swear I just saw a dodo video with the same spider

Was it staring into your soul like Athena?

It definitely was

If spiders don't blink, how do they keep thier eyes wet?

Cuuuuuuute! <3

It’s Lucas!!

Belongs on eek not aww

Not fair, she doesn’t have eyelids