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[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 23 points 6 days ago

All spiders are little mechs to me! Their legs are powered by hydraulics!

[-] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 6 days ago

Yes, but do they have little bunnies piloting them? bun, bunhdthink

[-] Nelots@lemm.ee 8 points 6 days ago

This is why Peni Parker is actually the most accurate spider-man

[-] AlecSadler@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago

Which is honestly kind of freaky.

[-] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 14 points 6 days ago

Can we standardize including info and/or better quality images when posting images with unusual/interesting animals, since this is the science based community?

https://www.sciencealert.com/what-the-heck-is-going-on-with-this-tiny-arachnid-with-a-picture-perfect-dog-s-head

Looks like an AI created a Studio Ghibli spider.

[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago

This is older than AI.

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 69 points 1 week ago

I believe that that's a harvestman actually. It is an arachnid but not a spider. They are suuuper ancient. The giveaway is that there isnt a visually distinguishable division between the prosoma (head region) and opisthosoma (back region) as there is in the spiders and other arachnids like the solifuges.

[-] kamenlady@lemmy.world 22 points 1 week ago

I think arachnids that aren't spiders scare me even more.

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[-] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

Like sea spiders, which aren't even closely related s, but belong in the pycognids in the chilcerates, unusual because they respire through diffusion in their legs,

[-] Seleni@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

There’s no reason to be afraid of Opiliones. Their mouthparts are the wrong shape and too small to do harm to a human. Also, unlike spiders, there are no known Opiliones with venom. Their chelicerae are for grasping only.

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

This person opilionates πŸ‘Œ

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

isnt a visually distinguishable division between the prosoma (head region) and opisthosoma (back region)

But... its head looks like a black bunny and its back looks like a greenish-yellow spider. Is that not a distinguishable division? πŸ€” ^/s^

[-] itsnotits@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
  • its* head looks like
  • its* back looks like
[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

This is why I have to turn autocorrect off every time it turns back on. Damn thing always turns its to it's and it's to its 😬

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

🐰 πŸ‘• πŸ•·οΈ edit: ah it looked better vertically

[-] LeFrog@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 week ago

You can add two spaces at the end of each line to achieve line breaks

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Oh damn, I didnt know that. Thanks!

[-] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I came here to say exactly this. Like, I wasn't perfectly sure, but I was pretty sure this was a harvestment not a spider.

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Same family as 'Daddy Long Legs'? From my colloquial knowledge they eat mosquitos, so pay them no mind if your tent is crawling with them.

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago

Yep! "Daddy long legs" is a widely applied colloquial term for harvestman, or opiliones. Though I'm sure some spider species are also called that by some people.

[-] Dojan@pawb.social 1 points 6 days ago

Given the colloquial meaning of daddy nowadays, that name tickles me greatly.

[-] frigidaphelion@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago
[-] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 30 points 1 week ago

Is there a word for when something is both cute and terrifying?

[-] Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org 40 points 1 week ago
[-] MadMadBunny@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 days ago

"Kaninchen von Caerbannog"

[-] MeatPilot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

It's just mimicking the easter bunny, so it came lay eggs all over your house.

[-] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

That's why my ear is so itchy.

[-] casmael@lemm.ee 9 points 1 week ago

……….so it fucking does

[-] SPRUNT@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago
[-] casmael@lemm.ee 7 points 1 week ago

Wicki wicki?

[-] xorollo@leminal.space 9 points 1 week ago
[-] ToastedPlanet@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago

Happy Easter! bun, abunhdhappyhop

[-] CaptKoala@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago

So that's where I left that spidertron...

[-] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 week ago

The bunny is on its way to grow the factory 😏

[-] vegantomato@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

Nightmare bunny!

[-] Professorozone@lemmy.world -3 points 1 week ago

That's so cute. Can we step on it now?

this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2025
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