PhD candidate (Elias Lab) | spider scientist | salsa/bachata dancer | science communicator https://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lorcgbxsmk2dI did my daily 20 min spider search and ran across this guy! Phanias species have stunning faces and remind me of skeletons. He was beautiful and perfect for practicing macrophotography. Thanks little dude! #Spiders #Bugsky #SciComm #Inverts #Macro09 May 2025 20:48 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lorcgbxsmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lojblsiuvk2aLast one! #spiders #scicomm #bugsky #inverts https://youtube.com/shorts/6reXG5DIROA?si=2wYorGPCOnqdB1_d06 May 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojblsiuvk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lo5n6uvgb22xNumber 3! Quick bit about arachnophobia (and more cute spiders of course!) #Spiders #SciComm #Inverts #BugSky https://youtube.com/shorts/nsorGsqCr0Y?si=YaBcFKOCWYMPOSb902 May 2025 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo5n6uvgb22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lnytrkndvs26Second video dropped yesterday! It's a quick 1 min youtube short about my research! #spiders #SciComm #inverts #kqed #research https://youtube.com/shorts/DnAUnXNm1I4?si=NeDj0b0Rm1xyyraW30 Apr 2025 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnytrkndvs26https://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lnrcorcqvc2uBeautiful molt! Green bottle blue tarantula. Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens27 Apr 2025 03:28 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnrcorcqvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lnmcldmjlk2qMy little alien molted successfully! I was super worried about her molting while I was in Crete, but she waited until right after I got back. I'll post another photo after she flips over and stretches out. Congrats Aurora! Green bottle blue tarantula #spider #transformation #bugsky #alien #inverts25 Apr 2025 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnmcldmjlk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lnjb2w4rys25A few months ago, KQED did a segment on my regal jumpers. I loved wrangling the spiders and helping put the pieces together. They'll be releasing videos gradually, but the first one just came out! It's both gnarly and cute, so feel free to watch!♥️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soBeDiifEAY #SciComm #Bugsky23 Apr 2025 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnjb2w4rys25https://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lngaw3x3722kHello everyone! I got busy for a while but I'm back and had some adventures! I took a course in Crete and met some amazing spiders along the way, including this handsome fella. Europhrys herbigrada. These guys were everywhere! #Greece #Spiders #Cute #Inverts #Adventure22 Apr 2025 17:57 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lngaw3x3722khttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3ljc5czdinc2kLost leg but not heart♥️! Practicing macro again. Found this one outside. I like this picture because you can see where the spider lost/autotomized its leg. Spiders can release their legs and regrow them when molting. Cool to see it up close. #Spiders #Science #SciComm #Bugsky #Macro #Survivor01 Mar 2025 05:01 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljc5czdinc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lj6he6a73s2vSame momma from two days ago. Looking much better. More active. She got spooked and jumped off the table. I'm glad she felt safe down there but I think she missed her goal of getting away from the "scary human." 😅 #spider #bugsky #Inverts #surprise #cute27 Feb 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6he6a73s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lj6g3jnr2k2oReposting in case anyone else wants to chime in before I present the results to my lab! 😄 [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Feb 2025 17:28 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj6g3jnr2k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lj3ughvowk2lShe's done it again! Thank you Kathy Nagel for the bracelet! She let me pick the species too. I love it! #Spiders #Jewelry ##SciComm #SciArt #Bugsky #Beautiful26 Feb 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj3ughvowk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lizj5y7ulk2jWhen you've been guarding babies for so long and it's finally time to eat! This lady has refused to eat because of her eggs. But the babies hatched and she's finally ready! Look at her shriveled abdomen. Enjoy your food momma. You deserve it! #spider #bugsky #inverts #ecology #scicomm #lunch25 Feb 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizj5y7ulk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3li5uimajic2nHappy Valentines Day from Phidippus princeps pulcherrimus! Love her little heart! ♥️ #Spiders #ValentinesDay #Inverts #Beauty #Bugsky #Heart14 Feb 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5uimajic2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lhwag5rtqk2vMale Phidippus otiosus (Canopy Jumping Spider) chilling on a branch in Florida. I love seeing their colors against the forest background. They were often above my head, but this guy wasn't too high! #Spider #Ecology #Fieldwork #Inverts #Bugsky #SciComm11 Feb 2025 18:00 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhwag5rtqk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lhktl6lpi22uSo, a lab member caught a jumping spider. Adorable. Then, we realized the spider had been parasitized. Spider dies and we get this chunky fly. So, as scientists, we ask the obvious question... Which is cuter, host or parasite? My lab is split. I am team spider!!! #Spider #Ecology #Bugsky #Lablife07 Feb 2025 05:10 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhktl6lpi22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lhcyx2fdd22qNo coffee for you! I was rehousing this spider and she ran up the side of my cup and gave me this look. I almost gave in. Jumping spiders are so expressive. #spider #coffee #cute #inverts #lablife04 Feb 2025 02:25 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhcyx2fdd22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lh3m6btkms2oCute clumsy critters! We went scorpion hunting last night using blacklights. Didn't see any (too cold, wrong season), but we found some other friends! #Inverts #Glow #Ecology #Aposematism #Bugsky #Cute01 Feb 2025 03:48 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh3m6btkms2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lgy7own6dk22Gotta clean your face before starting the day! Spiders don't have eyelids so sometimes they wipe their eyes with their pedipalps (short leg-like appendages in the front). It kind of reminds me of windshield wipers. #Spiders #SciComm #Inverts #Bugsky #Behavior #Cute30 Jan 2025 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgy7own6dk22https://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lgw6kc5pz22bWhen spiders get older, some lose the ability to produce silk. This one keeps trying. Her spinnerets are moving so much! #Spiders #SciComm #Inverts #BugSky #Animalbehavior30 Jan 2025 00:01 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgw6kc5pz22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lgt7pao7mk2jThis girl and I virtually visited a high school class in Oklahoma this morning. The students were thrilled and had excellent questions. They had just started a unit on arachnids! 😁 #Spiders #SciComm #Inverts #Outreach #Bugsky28 Jan 2025 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgt7pao7mk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lgrfwwy35c2kAs promised! Pictures Part 1: We built different types of webs, learned about spider diversity and communication, and looked at spiders under the microscope! The kids had a blast and so did we! #SciComm #Science #Spiders #Elementary #Teaching [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2025 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgrfwwy35c2khttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lgjtwscejk2dToday was so fun! 6 rounds of spider sessions with 1st graders. The enthusiasm was infectious! Pictures coming soon! #Spiders #SciComm25 Jan 2025 02:19 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgjtwscejk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lggpbgjdkk2yHappy Thursday! Back in Florida, my team ran across all these fall webworms. They were absolutely fascinating, but I was particularly captivated by this lady up top! Can you see her? Green Lynx Spider #Spider #Bugsky #Invertebrates #InsectThursday #Ecology #Fieldwork Photos: Jacob Saffarian23 Jan 2025 20:18 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lggpbgjdkk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lge333l7bc2sIt's here! Super excited. It's so compact and perfectly sized! Congrats @spiderdaynightlive.bsky.social! #spider #currentlyreading22 Jan 2025 19:11 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lge333l7bc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lgbufa4ls226Took a break from writing to photograph a pensive spider on a pensive cat. I'd love to know their thoughts. I could use the inspiration. #Spiders #Invertebrates #Bugsky #Macro #Thinking21 Jan 2025 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgbufa4ls226https://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lg7d4acyj22hLooks like someone couldn't wait! Took this girl out to give her some water. I planned to put a few drops in the dish but she kept reaching for the bottle 😅. #Spiders #invertebrates #bugsky #lablife20 Jan 2025 21:51 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7d4acyj22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/feelinginspidered.bsky.social/post/3lfzxil3u722xHappy Saturday from Aurora! Green bottle blue tarantula Chromatopelma cyaneopubescens18 Jan 2025 18:40 +0000at://did:plc:binusnblesezblwdaqtlfu2k/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfzxil3u722x