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She/her – Bugs. Spiders. That's mostly it. Studying Psychology / Philosophy. Based in Switzerland.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hi, I'm Nina 👋🏻
and this is a new introduction.

Former architectural draftswoman and current hobby naturalist, now pursuing a BSc in psychology.

Here, I mainly post about critters with a few too many legs that we must honour and protect at all costs. (Occasional ramblings might be included).

Image of a pug named Alice (runs the show) sitting on a concrete block. Her emotional support human (account owner) right next to her.

A picture of a critter I love to talk about are spiders. The image here depicts a rather large, dark jumping spider gazing directly into the camera. This is Evarcha acuata (ger. "Dunkler Sichelspringer"), one of my favourite encounters.

@salticidaeily on Tumblr told me that "This is the very species which inspired fascinating recent studies about spiders' ability to sleep and enter REM-like states!"

I mean, how cool is that? Humans enter REM states when we are dreaming. This could imply that spiders experience dream like states just like we do!

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 4h

Oh my Gosh look at those eyes! 😍

Super cool that your pictures are going to be used for a paper!

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 4h

Today, I present to you a gorgeous male Larinioides sp.

As adults, male orb weavers will leave their webs to look for a female. This is why one encounters male spiders strolling about.

They mean no harm. They are just looking for love.

#SpiderSky #Arachtober
#inverts #spiders ♥️🕷️

Frontal view of male orb weaver (Larinioides sp.) gazing into the camera. The spider has a brownish red colouration and light brown patterns.

Dorsal view of same spider. Males of this genus have quite long legs compaired to the females. This is nicely visible on this photograph since all four legs on one side are neatly stretched out. One the other side the first leg is angled, possibly providing the spider a better hold onto the wall it sits on.

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 1d

A green crab spider that me and the husband encountered on our walk through the woods the other day.
(assumed Diaea dorsata)

#SpiderSky #Arachtober #Spiders #inverts #CrabSpider

Frontal view of crab spider (assumed Diaea dorsata) on a leaf. Green prosoma, brown eye region, brown patterned legs.

Same crab spider dorsal (top) view. First two pair of legs stretched out in a fashion which makes the spider appear crab like.

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 6d

Today, a pancake.

Assumed subadult Nuctenea umbratica.
Orb weaving spider. Primarily nocturnal.
A personal favourite.

Very flat.
Very cute.
10/10

#SpiderSky #inverts 🌿🕷️
#Arachtober #Arachnids #spiders

Dorsal (top) view of a subadult Nuctenea species. Possibly Nuctenea umbratica, since they are commonly encountered in my area.

Lateral (side) view of the assumed subadult Nuctenea umbratica.

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 7d

Found a friend enjoying the sun today.
(assumed Pardosa sp.)

#arachtober 🕷️🌿
#spiderSky #wolfspider

Top view of same tiny brown wolf spider.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Nov 28

A gorgeous spider I came across the other day. (Larinioides sp., Araneidae)

#SpiderSky #spiders #invertebrates #arachnids

Dorsal view of the orb weaver. Her base colouration is a darker brown with lighter markings typical for the genus Larinioides.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 10d

It's dangerous to go alone. Here, take this moth with you.

#nature #teamMoth 🦋🪲
#bugs #insects #photography

Lateral (side) view of a brown moth. A fuzzy first pair of legs stretched before it. Small, equally fuzzy face with big dark eyes and feathery antennae.

Same moth dorsal (top) view. Very fuzzy. Big stretch included. 10/10, would recommend encountering.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Jul 28

It seems like the orb weaver Agalenatea redii really enjoys to play hide and seek 👀

#SpiderSky #orbweaver #nature #invertebrates #photography #arachnid 🌿🌻

Agalenatea redii hidding within the inflorescence of a dead Umbellifer (Apiaceae).

Agalenatea redii disguising itself as a dead flower bud of an Asteraceae.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 13d

When people ask me what I do for self care:

natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 13d

watching a spider spin a web outside my window

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · Jul 4

𝙈𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙖 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙖
One of the largest jumping spiders in Central Europe. Females can reach a size of up to 14mm.

I always get very excited when I see them running about.

#invertebrates #SpiderSky #JumpingSpider 🌿🕷 #spiders

Female jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) on door frame.

Dorsal view of spider next to human index finger for size comparison. The spiders body nearly equals the length of the fingernail. (Which is about 12mm, and yes, I actually measured my finger nail 😅)

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 14d

Oh my God! They are adorable 😍

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Arachtober @arachtober.bsky.social · 14d

Join us in celebrating Arachtober by sharing your #spider and other #arachnid photos all month. #Arachtober has spread around the web. We’ve created a basic site at Arachtober.com to explain what this is all about. Banner by @ashleymbradford.bsky.social, inspired by my recent linocut artwork.

Black and white line art of a jumping spider surrounded by morning glory flowers with text Arachtober 2025.

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 14d

What a nice shot! Just look at those eyes! 😱

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 14d

Thank you! 🥹

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 14d

Let them come!! 🙌🏻🕷️

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 14d

I really enjoy my undergrad studies a whole lot more when I get to see silly illustrations of spiders 🕷️

Happy #Arachtober everyone!

Two people standing in front of a giant spider, while one person says: "I've narrowed it down to two hypotheses: it grew or we shrunk."

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 14d

Ah! Look at those fancy palps! 😍

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 15d

Oh, my! Would you look at that! 😍

iamBeTa @iambeta.bsky.social · 15d

tiny spider 😍

#photography #nature #spiders #macro

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 18d

An animal that I feared as a kid: The harvestman.

Interestingly, they aren't spiders! They neither have the ability to inject venom nor produce any type of silk. A 'typical' thing for spiders.

They are completely harmless to humans 😌

#arachnids #inverts
#opiliones #LegsForDays

A harvestman, possible Phalangium sp., sitting on the outside wall of a building. The chelicerae on this specimen seem very pronounced.

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Drew Scanlon @drewscanlon.bsky.social · 18d

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE.

If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease!

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Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 19d

That is actually insane! What an incredible picture!

Nina 🌿 @ninasch.bsky.social · 20d

People have no idea how diverse spiders truly are.

The picture below shows this diversity by displaying the distribution of their eyes. Eyes are actually a quite helpful pointer to help you identify the potential family of a spider.

#spidersky #invertebrates
#spiders 🕷️🌿