Idioctis parilarilao: A new species of Intertidal Trapdoor Spider from Taiwan
One of only a few species of spiders known to live in marine intertidal zones
Info and images via: Yu et al, Journal of Arachnology on 6 October 2023
You should be allowed to cruise in bookstores
like if i see a tall woman in the sci fi section i should be able to brush against her to see if she wants to fuck in the back
@rowan-e-ravenwood submitted: look at this little fellow, all festive for the Halloween season! i've never seen anything like them, what are they?
encountered in Utah :3
Extremely festive! And even more spooky because it's a burying beetle in the genus Nicrophorus - adults find the dead bodies of small animals like birds and rodents and bury them, creating a hollow crypt chamber around the body lined with fur or feathers. They even coat the carcass with secretions to keep it from decaying too quickly or drawing other scavengers. They then mate and lay eggs in the soil around the chamber. When the larvae hatch, they feed on the carcass. Adults can even regurgitate parts of the carcass to feed the larvae even though they can feed themselves just fine. What a fun and cute little family unit :)
I can't post the photos legally but if you google "nicrophorus crypt" you can see some photos of the larvae in their home! Keep in mind photos might show parts of dead animals.
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