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Marcella Gail
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Books and spiders, books and spiders
Video of me unboxing a little psalmopoeus victori (Darth Maul tarantula) named Tuna three years ago. (All my tarantulas are named after animal species or plant species. The first letter of their name tells me their genus.)
November 16, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Pretty phormictopus cancerides tarantula allowed me to take exactly one photo before she took off.
November 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Anybody else still jumpscare, even after years of keeping tarantulas, when they find a discarded leggie dumped in the water dish?

The AMAZING news is that this poecilotheria ornata molted 6 days after her potential/hopeful mate molted into maturity!

No pics of spider as she's resting.
November 15, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Jesus having the term “in-app purchases” explained to him and just wordlessly filling a sock with nickels
November 14, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I feel like the least Marco Rubio could do would be to provide half of the batteries he swallows. This would leave two for Paul's battery drawer.
Years ago I was suspended on Twitter for inviting Marco Rubio to swallow ten D batteries, which I don’t see how it could be a threat; he and I were not even in the same room and I have at most six D batteries on hand
November 14, 2025 at 6:48 PM
You know what's weird? When your adult kids plan trips and visits to see each other and you learn about it much later and your heart is warmed but then you wonder if they were talking about you and you start second-guessing "suggestions" the likely spokesperson has casually dropped.
a netflix ad shows two men standing in a room and says is this another intervention
ALT: a netflix ad shows two men standing in a room and says is this another intervention
media.tenor.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Juvenile female phlogiellus johnreyzaloi tarantula eating a hornworm. I was really excited to get this spider last weekend!
November 14, 2025 at 2:01 AM
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As all this disgusting Epstein shit starts surfacing more and more, I hope we don't lose sight of the fact that apparently every major media outlet knew everything and instead spent their time money and energy attacking the trans community.
November 13, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Little brachypelma boehmei tarantula boy got a meal so he launched into 4x4 mode, where he lifts his body high up, presumably to keep the food from running off.
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Laughs in St. Louis!
"Scared of Charlotte" is a whole new level of "scared of cities" that I'd never even considered possible
Rep. Pat Harrigan: "I have asked Josh Stein, our governor, to consider working with President Trump to allow the National Guard to come into Charlotte ... use the National Guard as a force multiplier and they can a lot of load off the Charlotte PD."
November 12, 2025 at 1:41 AM
Find the baby tarantula, insane mode.

I got a baby aphonopelma hentzi as a freebie.

Pic 1: The ridiculously large 4x4 inch enclosure the spider came in

Pic 2: Their new home, still a bit too large. LEGO brick water dish for scale.
November 9, 2025 at 9:21 PM
She loves me lol

pterinochilus murinus expressing displeasure about... checks notes... being fed
November 3, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Chatted w someone who wanted to buy my spider. Talked about housing and feeding and care. Everything sounded OK until they mentioned they wanted to get a spider to secretly hold and pull out to scare family members.

Nope. No sale, ever.

This girl is not a prop. She's a whole ass animal.
November 1, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I've had this orphnaecus sp. quezon blue tarantula since she was a little speck. Here's a picture of her 5 years ago and another one today. Same size deli cup for scale in both pics.

(She subscribes to the If-I-Can't-See-You-You-Can't-See-Me club.)
October 26, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I feel like House of Dynamite could have probably fit in an ending rather than 12 minutes of credits.
October 24, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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Dearest Martha,

The front lines in Portland remain bleak. Today the local coffee-shop/bookstore/meditation space ran out of oat milk so I had to have soy in my favourite new latte.

And the frogs, Martha. Oh god the frogs.
October 11, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I love a great spider picture especially with detailed alt text!
plump as hell and laying in the sun, what more could you ask for? 🥰 #spider #jumpingspider #regaljumpingspider #phidippusregius
October 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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i love rosie's little jack-o'-lantern face on her booty so much 😭💕 #spider #jumpingspider #regaljumpingspider #phidippusregius
October 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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The universe is too fucking fabulous for capitalism, y'all!

Last night's evidence:
1. North America Nebula (1 hour)
2. Andromeda (20 min)
3. Pac-Man Nebula (15 min)

The universe is basically just hydrogen, dark matter, and dark energy. Plus trillions upon trillions of perturbations lol
🔭
1/3
October 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
He looks innocent, but it is a front.
October 11, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Look at the badonkadonk on this poecilotheria metallica tarantula!

Caught her out sitting funny at the top of her cork bark. Of course when I started taking photos, she slowly walked away.

I haven't enhanced the colors. Blue is her signature color.
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE

YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS

PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The more stressful this country gets, the more I hang out with my spiders.

May you all find your haven, even if it isn't a spider haven.
September 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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What could go wrong?
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM