We’re starting to get the odd day of genuine nice spring weather—and people are flocking to the outdoors. Many parks are closed and the Martin Goodman Trail is packed. So those in search of a nice out-of-the-way spot need to get a little creative. Continue reading Field Journal: Socially Distant Spidering
Category: nature
Arachnews: May 12, 2020
Arachnews is back after a short depression-hiatus! In this week’s roundup of arachnid-related art, news, and science:
- new drugs derived from spider and scorpion venom
- some intriguing spider observations on social media
- an update on that viral tarantula tea party photo
- how “natural” pesticides affect arachnids
- new species
…and more!
Arachnews: April 20, 2020
In this week’s roundup of arachnid art, news, and science:
- cool crafts
- science during lockdown
- big changes for jumping spider and pirate spider family trees
- venom pharmaceutical research
…and more!
Arachnews: April 13, 2020
In this week’s roundup of media, news, and science about our arachnid friends:
- strange and cool photos
- a small but mite-y assortment of research
- RIP to a legendary arachnologist
- and more…
Arachnews: April 6, 2020
In this week’s roundup of everything arachnid:
- cool photos of as-yet-undescribed species
- which conferences are postponed, which are still going ahead
- the Great British Cellar Spider Survey
- mite-eating thrips, nematode-eating mites, scorpion-eating scorpions
…and more!
Field journal: March 29, 2020
The pandemic has changed remarkably little about my daily life, aside from not going to coffeeshops. I am just staying inside more. This past Sunday it was finally decent-ish weather and, along with far too many other people, I headed down to the lake.
Arachnews: March 30, 2020
In this week’s roundup of arachnid art, news, and science:
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons delights tarantula lovers
- another animal behaviour conference cancelled due to COVID-19
- 7 new species of peacock jumping spiders
- taxonomy shenanigans
…and more!
Arachnews: March 23, 2020
In this week’s round-up of everything new with spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks:
- scientific conferences postponed due to COVID-19
- 3D jumping spider models
- 20 years’ worth of new scorpion species
- spiders with noses and harvestpeople with horns
- …and more!
Read it on Medium.
Field journal: March 9, 2020
Last Monday was the warmest it’d been in a while—over 10°C!—so as soon as I was done with stuff for the day, I headed out for a bit of afternoon “spidering”.
Continue reading Field journal: March 9, 2020
Arachnews: March 16, 2020
In this week’s roundup of arachnid art, news, and science:
- amazing nature photos (including two possibly undescribed species!)
- the latest #PruittData developments
- breaking down that mouse vs. scorpion fight from Netflix’s Earth at Night
- a new genus of (adorable) African jumping spiders
- the “are horseshoe crabs arachnids?” debate returns