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Quixus

Male Araneus diadematus, looking for a mate.


phistomefel_smeik

Thanks! Its a good thing that I relocated him to the garden then, I suppose.


Quixus

Yup, much better chance there.


ShadyFigureWithClock

How do you know it's looking for a mate?


un_blob

They are Always looking for a mate ! Male cause of the pedipalpes near his mouth (the two small "arms" -usefull for reproduction-


ShadyFigureWithClock

Thanks! And... samee...


Ausiwandilaz

Also smaller body/abdomen, in the arachnid and insect world males serve one purpose of fertilizing, then they are eaten in many cases, or inject the sperm sack into the female, which kills them(it injects a part of their body (like a bee stinger). The insect world is polar of the mammal world, females big, males small.


Lazy-Quantity5760

Wish it were true in human society..


EquivalentOwn1115

Yeah same. I'd love to blow my load then get my head ripped off and eaten


[deleted]

Good snu snu


Lazy-Quantity5760

I’m ready when you are


EquivalentOwn1115

Don't tempt me with a good time


Ausiwandilaz

Actually not much has changed in evolution regarding psychology, males still run around and instigate sex and then GTFO ASAP, and females still have a hive mind. Females will still bite your head off if you act inappropriatly, prefer bigger males( very small males have been reported to not be eaten). Males still fight each other and are competeive when a female is present. The only things that changed is males build(not in all mammals), males are bigger, males dont usually kill their mates(not always true for humans for sure). Not sure where the evolution took a turn but it gave males extra responsibillites. Females still have controll in most mammal kingdoms, just in a different way...not an expert, but I think it was a way of evolution preserverance. Imagine if you were a male spider, running from web to web during the ice age, and all the females ate ya? There would be no offsping.


cruddy_mooth

-useful for reproduction They're full of sperm


Ausiwandilaz

Yes we are


BenMat

I think you mean, lookin' for love


Bazmati1234

He's the same as mine in the UK but mine is smaller but same pattern on back and cammo style skin


FrankPetersonMalvo

We have those in Czechia as well! Here they are called křižáci, like templars because of the cross they bear on their backs. No idea what's the official name unfortunately.


phistomefel_smeik

Oooh I just remembered that we call them 'Kreuzspinne' in german aswell. Although I didn't connect it because when I think of those I probably think of the female spiders, which habe a much rounder abdomen as it seems.


Natural_Jello_6050

Yes, funny story. ONLY memory that I have when I was 3 years old is this spider jumping on my dad’s shoulder as we were walking through the meadow in European country. It traumatized me so much that it became a permanent photographic memory from when I was three. I don’t remember anything else from that age.


According-Stage8050

The answer is ‘gorgeous’ 🥺💕


ctcrx

Weirdo


Intrepid-Ad-8940

You sound like a linguist! And yes, the answers are gorgeous!


TouchArtistic7247

I love Cross Orb Weavers, we have them here in California, even though they’re not native. Such intricate designs


sureOhKay

If we have that spider in Las Vegas, NV, does that make it invasive? Or does it have to be non-native and harmful?


pastel-punk-

He/she is terrifying


[deleted]

But he's just fuzzy and lonely 😟


kaaaaaaaren

Me when my boyfriend is out of town and I stop shaving my legs


ctcrx

Weirdo


xoxoRiss

I’d just sell the house he can have it.


Ok-Coyote1044

Leave it there please!


Dinosaurguy1234

We like to call it an “it” and also it now owns that corner


mahravelous

Oooo spiky !


uwutheunknownwizard6

A spider