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Hello again! Could I get some spiders that are really colorful or have funky patterns? Thanks in advance! As always, great blog and thanks for running it, also thanks for showing love to widely unloved critters

Posted on 2025.09.18

Some gorgeous spiders, coming right up…

Peacock Spider (Maratus volans), male displaying, family Salticidae, Australia

photographs by Jurgen Otto

Purple Gold Jumping Spider (Irura bidenticulata), males, family Salticidae, found in SE Asia

photographs by Inglourious Reptiles

Brazilian Jewel Tarantula (Typhochlaena seladonia), family Theraphosidae, endemic to Brazil

  • Small tarantula.
  • Arboreal.
  • Constructs trap door webs in tree bark.

photograph by Gage Smith

Pink Ladybeetle Spider (Paraplectana thorntoni), family Aranaeidae, southern Cameroon

photograph by Franklin Cyrille Medjo Akono

Longhorn Spiny Orbweaver (Macracantha arcuata), family Araneidae, Singapore

photograph by Janice Ang

Red-and-blue Long-jawed Orb-weaver (Leucauge sarawakensis), family Tetragnathidae, Sarawak, Borneo

photograph by cclborneo

Metallic Spiny Spider (Gasteracantha metallica), female, family Araneidae, Solomon Islands

photograph by Piotr Naskrecki

Ladybird Spider (Eresus sandaliatus), male, family Eresidae, Denmark

  • Male ladybird spiders mimic ladybird beetles (ladybugs), while the larger females do not.

photograph by N Sloth

Eight-spotted Crab Spider (Platythomisus octomaculatus), female, family Thomisidae, Singapore

photograph by Janice Ang

Decorated Burrowing Spider (Psammorygma aculeatum), family Zodariidae, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa

photograph by Charles J. Sharp