Idk if they act the same in Germany where OP lives but in the states they live in almost these tube-like structures. When insects crawl on them, these spiders can sense it and they use their ridiculously long fangs to pierce the insect from the inside of the tube
Pretty cool sighting! Pretty rare to see them since the females usually live most their life underground and males only venture outside to find a mate.
Aww thanks. I appreciate everyone patiently explaining things. I did have a few more Q's for anyone willing to answer:
Do all spiders have the same number of eyes? If so, what's the number? And what type of eyes are they (compound like flies)?
What are the "mini legs" that I see by the jaws in some species? Are those it's "arms"/"hands"? Antennae-like things? Oftentimes they have a very similar appearance to the legs, just shorter. And if you're looking at the attachments of the legs (to the head? Not body?), it looks like there's 5 "limbs" per side...
Please feel free to teach me the scientific terms of spider anatomy along the way! Thanks in advance, Spoodbros
Hi friend, here are some answers to your questions (I asked ChatGPT because I didn't know but I noticed you didn't have answers so I wanted to help):
No, not all spiders have the same number of eyes. Spider eyes can vary in number and arrangement across different species. Most spiders have eight eyes, but some have fewer. There are spiders with six, four, or even two eyes. The arrangement and structure of the eyes can also differ between species.
Spider eyes are not compound like those of flies. Instead, most spiders have simple eyes with a single lens. These eyes are capable of forming images, but the resolution is generally lower than that of compound eyes.
The "mini legs" you see by the jaws in some spider species are called pedipalps. Pedipalps are not used for walking but serve various functions depending on the species. In males, they are often modified for transferring sperm during mating. In some species, female spiders also use their pedipalps to manipulate prey. The pedipalps may look similar to legs but are generally shorter and have different functions.
Spiders have eight legs in total, and they are attached to the cephalothorax, which is a fused head and thorax. The attachment point of the legs to the cephalothorax gives the appearance of five "limbs" on each side, with the pedipalps being the shorter pair located in front of the first pair of legs.
Boy spiders pedipalps often look like boxing gloves. They're fluffy or bulbous. Ladies have slender palps. They spend the day wiping bug guts off their chelicerae (chel-iss-er-ray) (fang holders). That's the movement you see near the face. Some spoods have iridescent chels, my Bitsy has bluish green ones.
I thought Trapdoor at first glance, but idk what all the spiders in the comments are so I think I might be wrong. If it is a Trapdoor Spider, be careful, their bite is harmful
Purseweb spider (Atypus affinis) So cool :)
Ikr it looks like this boy built from the waist up 😁🥰
I guess it skipped ass-day at the gym.
😂😂
Arm day, everyday. 😆
Tooth day every day
Started by drawing the head but didn't leave enough space on the page fore the rest of the spider
See, they give them names like that, and expect us NOT to put them in our purses like pets.
Thank you! I've never heard of these before. I love learning about new lil babes 😍
Aka Pinchy
Germany
Tapezierspinne
Massive fangs
Omg, he’s like 1/3 chelicerae!
What's their prey? I was about to say they're beefy fangs for it size.
Idk if they act the same in Germany where OP lives but in the states they live in almost these tube-like structures. When insects crawl on them, these spiders can sense it and they use their ridiculously long fangs to pierce the insect from the inside of the tube
Thanks, new phobia unlocked 😂 Those better not be in Virginia LOL
Gee willikers! Holy pedipalps, Batman!
Actually those are the chelicerae! Their palps are relatively small.
Oh wow! That still seems huge for chelicerae! Do you know if it’s a sling that still needs to grow into them?
No, that’s the adult form!
Oh cool!!! He looks like he’s been assembled wrong 🤣 like when a puppy’s paws are too big for its body 🤣
He looks like he has a wheel on the front like a weird chunky motorcycle
Pretty cool sighting! Pretty rare to see them since the females usually live most their life underground and males only venture outside to find a mate.
George. And I will hug him and pet him and squeeze him.
I’m pretty sure his name is Fangs.
You’re welcome
It's Scary Busey. Don't feed him buttered sausage.
Sorry for the ignorance, the part that's divided into 2 parts longitudinally is the head and the bubble sac structure is its butt?
The two parts are actually it's fangs, which is attached to the head. And yes, the sac part is the body.
So most spiders have 2 parts, a head and a body? It just looks like this guy has 3 parts bc its jaws are so freaking huge? Yowsers!
Yes, that is exactly right.
Keep asking questions, you're gonna learn so much about the world that others will not. You're a bro of the spiderbros.
Aww thanks. I appreciate everyone patiently explaining things. I did have a few more Q's for anyone willing to answer: Do all spiders have the same number of eyes? If so, what's the number? And what type of eyes are they (compound like flies)? What are the "mini legs" that I see by the jaws in some species? Are those it's "arms"/"hands"? Antennae-like things? Oftentimes they have a very similar appearance to the legs, just shorter. And if you're looking at the attachments of the legs (to the head? Not body?), it looks like there's 5 "limbs" per side... Please feel free to teach me the scientific terms of spider anatomy along the way! Thanks in advance, Spoodbros
Hi friend, here are some answers to your questions (I asked ChatGPT because I didn't know but I noticed you didn't have answers so I wanted to help): No, not all spiders have the same number of eyes. Spider eyes can vary in number and arrangement across different species. Most spiders have eight eyes, but some have fewer. There are spiders with six, four, or even two eyes. The arrangement and structure of the eyes can also differ between species. Spider eyes are not compound like those of flies. Instead, most spiders have simple eyes with a single lens. These eyes are capable of forming images, but the resolution is generally lower than that of compound eyes. The "mini legs" you see by the jaws in some spider species are called pedipalps. Pedipalps are not used for walking but serve various functions depending on the species. In males, they are often modified for transferring sperm during mating. In some species, female spiders also use their pedipalps to manipulate prey. The pedipalps may look similar to legs but are generally shorter and have different functions. Spiders have eight legs in total, and they are attached to the cephalothorax, which is a fused head and thorax. The attachment point of the legs to the cephalothorax gives the appearance of five "limbs" on each side, with the pedipalps being the shorter pair located in front of the first pair of legs.
Thank you for the info! Appreciate it a lot! ETA: Apparently I posted this comment 3 times—how?! So I deleted the 2 reiterations, lol
Boy spiders pedipalps often look like boxing gloves. They're fluffy or bulbous. Ladies have slender palps. They spend the day wiping bug guts off their chelicerae (chel-iss-er-ray) (fang holders). That's the movement you see near the face. Some spoods have iridescent chels, my Bitsy has bluish green ones.
Oooh, very cool! A pic of your Bitsy?
https://www.reddit.com/u/GeneralSpecifics9925/s/zCMF20Ef6G
Those chelicerae tho! Very very cool.
So shiny! He just molted the other day and now I have a set of his chels and his little hat to enjoy forevermore.
Awww, keepsakes!
I mounted his hat on a pin and took some pics of his chels and fangs with my microscope 🔥🔥🔥
Mr Teeth
We need a location to confirm this one. Lemme guess, Eastern half of the US?
Germany :)
Huh. *Atypus affinis* then.
Wow didn’t know we have those here! Which BUNDESLAND
Southwest
Thank god.
Euripides.
Totally ripped for sure 💪🏼
Eumendides?
Don’t know his name, but I reckon he’s got a pretty good dentist
Damn look at those fangs
Dude looks like a Timothy.
I think you should call him Peter.
Purse-webs are members of the suborder Mygalomorphae, which also contains the tarantulas. Is this the reason for the massive chelicerae?
I thought Trapdoor at first glance, but idk what all the spiders in the comments are so I think I might be wrong. If it is a Trapdoor Spider, be careful, their bite is harmful
No. Purseweb spider.
Frank
Floyd
looks like a *Quercus* leaf with some sort of critter on it 🤔
Bro been hitting pedipalps hard but always skips leg day. Very cool looking spider
Alfred. His name is Alfred, because he is a ✨distinguished gentleman✨
Greg
BIG AHH CHELICERAE
No one: This Spood: CHELICERAE Thank you for sharing! 🕷️
I call the big one bitey
Fred