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#spider

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Anthony Horton
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We named the telescope after the iconic huntsman spiders, which are abundant at Siding Spring Observatory, including inside the various telescope buildings. Perhaps the ants took offence that we chose to honour other arthropods and not them.

Closeup photo of a large Huntsman Spider on a blue background.
Photo of someone holding a camera photographing a large Huntsman Spider.
#Astrodon#Astronomy#Telescope
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My camera shoots fascists
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The other thing I've been doing, either up at launch while "parawaiting" for good weather or after I've landed while I'm waiting for the retrieve vehicle, is to snap photos for iNaturalist. I recently started using my mostly-dormant account for fun. I've probably got 60 or 70 different species observations to upload, mostly plants. And this is just what are probably considered common weeds around roadsides and farm fields. I got 20 new plant species this afternoon alone, plus this really cool beetle and spider.

A very, very strange looking spider sitting on a small green flower stalk. The entire top of the spider is a white circular hard disk with some small black spots. Arrayed horizontally around the white disc are six black triangular spikes sticking out. The head and front feet are black and can be seen poking out from under its hard shell. It's as if a round white turtle and a black spider had a love child about 3/8 of an inch across.
A creamy white beetle clinging to a furry seed pod. The beetle has a pastel blue "H" pattern on its back.
#inaturalist#spider#beetle
Jen C Mars
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Here are a few WIP photos. I've been using ink more and more, and really enjoying the feel of it. I also tried stretching the paper 3x with gum tape before I gave up, redrew the spider, and just stapled it to a board.

Illustration of a colorful jumping spider in progress, as described in first post. The face, background and legs are mostly painted but many details are missing.
Illustration of a colorful jumping spider in progress, as described in first post. In this photo the spider is penciled in and only the background and eyes are lightly painted in.
Illustration of a colorful jumping spider in progress, as described in first post. In this photo orange and blue have been added to the spider, but it is still mostly unpainted.
#spider#spiders#art
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