According to a paper published in Systematic Biology: HORSESHOE CRABS ARE ACTUALLY ARACHNIDS! I'm not sure what to do with this. It's like finding out Pluto wasn't a planet, only way more personally relevant. 😯

Preach it, Brian!

We saw a wild Kiwi!! We saw a WILD KIWI!! WE saw a WILD KIWI!! Spent over 5 minutes last night just watching the big adorable bird, wandering about, poking her bill into the ground gobbling up worms and grubs. So magical!! #NewZealand #Arachno19 #kiwibird

Well this is just a feel good moment to share - feel good for so many reasons! Yes, women do everything these days. (make sure to see the owner's final comment in thread) Thank you, @WildlifSci for doing what you do, being you, and for sharing this message with the world.

Epic.

I think it's a remote art installation - the Eiffel Tower, interpreted in silk by an unusually creative spider. She's seen photos of the Tour Eiffel and longs to visit Paris, to experience the architectural wonder for herself. Creating her silk sculptures feeds her soul. 🕷🕸😉

Hey Mercedes Burns! Had such great convos with you at #Arachno19 ! I'm so glad we reconnected! It was really meaningful to me. And I just finally "followed" you 😄

Merry #ParasiteDay2019 Parasitic wasps are one of the most common predators of spiders. Exhibit 1:

Exhibit 2 for #ParasiteDay2019 featuring parasitic wasps, the enemies of spiders. Over the course of a month, this series of photos by TurnFear2Fascination 🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇮🇱🕷️ shows the wasp larva growing as it sucks the life out of the spider, pupating & emerging as an adult wasp flickr.com/photos/7779473…

Do you live near #Pullman Washington? Go see Alex Wild speak at Washington State University on Tuesday afternoon! #wsuentomology #WAZZU

SPIDERS on Science Friday! Listen to Science Friday this week (March 8) for a cool story about ant-mimic jumping spiders! Catch Science Friday on NPR radio, or via Sirius XM radio, or get the podcast!

If you're in South Eastern Ontario, you should make sure to see the awesome Catherine Scott give a talk about spiders tonight in Georgetown/Halton Hills! Don't miss this chance! It will be worth your time!

Yes! 🐦🏆

I hoping someone amongst the spider Twitterati can help. I'm looking for papers on "allergic" reactions to spider bites. Are there genuine cases of allergies to spider bites? Google seems to throw out mostly papers by the medical profession.

#WeStandTogether

Absolutely the coolest birthday cake EVER!! Wow! Tarantula cake is amazing! Yay you guys @Dusti_Bowling for making such an awesome cake! And superyay 8-year-old for liking tarantulas! #spidercake #tarantulacake #BestCakeEver #spiderlove #TurnFear2Fascination