Jay
@jayspeidell.bsky.social
Seattle. Take photos of bugs, mushrooms, birds, stuff like that.
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Jay
@jayspeidell.bsky.social
· Nov 29
I spent two hours shooting crab spiders in this patch of flowers before seeing this. A fly landed on one of the flowers and got ambushed.
Shot with a Nikon P7000.
#nature #spider #bug #insect #macro #entomology #photography
Shot with a Nikon P7000.
#nature #spider #bug #insect #macro #entomology #photography
I'm obsessed with these mourning geckos!
December 1, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I'm obsessed with these mourning geckos!
My Kenyan sand boa has emerged from the substrate after months of burrowing and refusing to eat! I found him making this silly pose with his head resting on a wall rock.
A few minutes after this he fell asleep and fell down, scaring the hell out of himself.
#snake #reptile #herp
A few minutes after this he fell asleep and fell down, scaring the hell out of himself.
#snake #reptile #herp
November 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I had one mourning gecko egg in an old enclosure hatch - something I only discovered when a gecko jumped off the wall onto my hand!
So I adopted five sisters for her from the local exotic animal rescue (always check rescues before buying a reptile!) and made this vivarium for them.
So I adopted five sisters for her from the local exotic animal rescue (always check rescues before buying a reptile!) and made this vivarium for them.
November 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
I had one mourning gecko egg in an old enclosure hatch - something I only discovered when a gecko jumped off the wall onto my hand!
So I adopted five sisters for her from the local exotic animal rescue (always check rescues before buying a reptile!) and made this vivarium for them.
So I adopted five sisters for her from the local exotic animal rescue (always check rescues before buying a reptile!) and made this vivarium for them.
Enclosure upgrade for my Avicularia avicularia aka pink toe tarantula!
November 27, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Enclosure upgrade for my Avicularia avicularia aka pink toe tarantula!
Paludarium work-in-progress.
12x12x18 enclosure. This is a fun project!
12x12x18 enclosure. This is a fun project!
November 25, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Paludarium work-in-progress.
12x12x18 enclosure. This is a fun project!
12x12x18 enclosure. This is a fun project!
She's getting bigger! Cape House Snake
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
She's getting bigger! Cape House Snake
My mature male orange baboon tarantula on his last wander. He passed in the spot overnight.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My mature male orange baboon tarantula on his last wander. He passed in the spot overnight.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
Amazonius burgess, the Ghost Tree Spider. Freshly molted, about 1/2".
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Amazonius burgess, the Ghost Tree Spider. Freshly molted, about 1/2".
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
Noodles settling into his new enclosure!
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Noodles settling into his new enclosure!
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
I love how good of an eater she is! She LAUNCHED at the mouse so hard that she almost flew out of the enclosure. She's a Cape African House Snake and I always think it's wild how she flings herself at food with what seems like reckless abandon.
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I love how good of an eater she is! She LAUNCHED at the mouse so hard that she almost flew out of the enclosure. She's a Cape African House Snake and I always think it's wild how she flings herself at food with what seems like reckless abandon.
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
@hankgreen.bsky.social I'm just wondering if you've read the comments in your banana video and plan to do the different prep styles that result in different flavor profiles. I'm really curious now because I've told this fact before and before I correct myself I have to know 100%!
October 25, 2025 at 8:07 PM
@hankgreen.bsky.social I'm just wondering if you've read the comments in your banana video and plan to do the different prep styles that result in different flavor profiles. I'm really curious now because I've told this fact before and before I correct myself I have to know 100%!
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My Mexican Fire Leg Tarantula / Brachypelma boehmei recently molted so I built it a new enclosure.
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
My Mexican Fire Leg Tarantula / Brachypelma boehmei recently molted so I built it a new enclosure.
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
I'm making a climbing wall with an arboreal hide for my ball python.
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm making a climbing wall with an arboreal hide for my ball python.
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
Made a wolf spider enclosure with a curved display case from Daiso. And organized my sling shelf!
September 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Made a wolf spider enclosure with a curved display case from Daiso. And organized my sling shelf!
Interesting interaction with my P. murinus tarantula. Mature male, mellow disposition and never given me a defensive posture before. I love the tippy tap foot sounds!
September 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Interesting interaction with my P. murinus tarantula. Mature male, mellow disposition and never given me a defensive posture before. I love the tippy tap foot sounds!
A wheel bug found in Virginia.
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
August 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
A wheel bug found in Virginia.
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
Made some 2.5" cube acrylic enclosures. For spider slings and other small inverts.
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
August 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Made some 2.5" cube acrylic enclosures. For spider slings and other small inverts.
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
Holy shit y'all I just saw the coolest thing. Six spotted fishing spiders look awesome under UV light.
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
August 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Holy shit y'all I just saw the coolest thing. Six spotted fishing spiders look awesome under UV light.
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
Pelegrina aeneola (a jumping spider with no common name) glows yellow under UV light.
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
July 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Pelegrina aeneola (a jumping spider with no common name) glows yellow under UV light.
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
I bought a bulk pack of eight 4" cube acrylic boxes for $20, made a hole template, drilled cross ventilation holes, and coated floor, ceiling, and back wall with gorilla glue, coir, and some rocks and twigs for hides. Sphagnum for humidity.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
July 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I bought a bulk pack of eight 4" cube acrylic boxes for $20, made a hole template, drilled cross ventilation holes, and coated floor, ceiling, and back wall with gorilla glue, coir, and some rocks and twigs for hides. Sphagnum for humidity.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
Finally found a jumping spider that's not a zebra! Any thoughts on ID? I'm thinking Pelegrina aeneola, no common name. But this seems like an uncommon specimen and I'd like an expert's opinion.
#arachnid #spider #jumpingspider #salticidae #entomology #arachnology
#arachnid #spider #jumpingspider #salticidae #entomology #arachnology
July 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Finally found a jumping spider that's not a zebra! Any thoughts on ID? I'm thinking Pelegrina aeneola, no common name. But this seems like an uncommon specimen and I'd like an expert's opinion.
#arachnid #spider #jumpingspider #salticidae #entomology #arachnology
#arachnid #spider #jumpingspider #salticidae #entomology #arachnology