Nina
@ninasch.bsky.social
She/her – Student
Psychology (BSc) / Philosophy (BA)
Hobby naturalist and spider enthusiast based in Switzerland.
Psychology (BSc) / Philosophy (BA)
Hobby naturalist and spider enthusiast based in Switzerland.
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Nina
@ninasch.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Hi, I'm Nina 👋🏻
and this is a new introduction.
Former architectural draftswoman and current hobby naturalist, now pursuing a BSc in psychology.
Here, I mainly post about critters with a few too many legs that we must honour and protect at all costs. (Occasional ramblings might be included).
and this is a new introduction.
Former architectural draftswoman and current hobby naturalist, now pursuing a BSc in psychology.
Here, I mainly post about critters with a few too many legs that we must honour and protect at all costs. (Occasional ramblings might be included).
She's flowering!
Usually, I cut the inflorescence since resources are spent developing flowers instead of upkeeping the leaves.
However, I'm really curious to see how it turns out 👀
#houseplant #alocasia
Usually, I cut the inflorescence since resources are spent developing flowers instead of upkeeping the leaves.
However, I'm really curious to see how it turns out 👀
#houseplant #alocasia
February 7, 2026 at 6:53 PM
She's flowering!
Usually, I cut the inflorescence since resources are spent developing flowers instead of upkeeping the leaves.
However, I'm really curious to see how it turns out 👀
#houseplant #alocasia
Usually, I cut the inflorescence since resources are spent developing flowers instead of upkeeping the leaves.
However, I'm really curious to see how it turns out 👀
#houseplant #alocasia
Still one of my favourite pictures of an orb-weaver (Larinioides sp.) that just wanted to stay in our apartment to keep warm.
#inverts #SpiderSky #orbweaver
#inverts #SpiderSky #orbweaver
Today, I saved this orb-weaver from my husband...
Or did I save my husband from this orb-weaver?
Although being this adorable, I saw it my duty to release my new friend back into nature.
#spiders #SpiderSky #invertebrates
Or did I save my husband from this orb-weaver?
Although being this adorable, I saw it my duty to release my new friend back into nature.
#spiders #SpiderSky #invertebrates
February 7, 2026 at 1:38 PM
Still one of my favourite pictures of an orb-weaver (Larinioides sp.) that just wanted to stay in our apartment to keep warm.
#inverts #SpiderSky #orbweaver
#inverts #SpiderSky #orbweaver
Look who I found crawling about:
Larinioides sclopetarius. A truly wonderful orb-weaving spider.
📍 Switzerland (03.01.2026)
🗝️ araneae.nmbe.ch
#spider #SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts #orbweaver 🕷️🌿
Larinioides sclopetarius. A truly wonderful orb-weaving spider.
📍 Switzerland (03.01.2026)
🗝️ araneae.nmbe.ch
#spider #SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts #orbweaver 🕷️🌿
February 6, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Look who I found crawling about:
Larinioides sclopetarius. A truly wonderful orb-weaving spider.
📍 Switzerland (03.01.2026)
🗝️ araneae.nmbe.ch
#spider #SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts #orbweaver 🕷️🌿
Larinioides sclopetarius. A truly wonderful orb-weaving spider.
📍 Switzerland (03.01.2026)
🗝️ araneae.nmbe.ch
#spider #SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts #orbweaver 🕷️🌿
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reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
February 2, 2026 at 10:14 PM
reading about organisms that aren’t your specialty is like
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
margins of the quorbus eplungulate, ploobular processes bent posteriorly towards the foobulum
define term “eplungulate”
- lacking plungae. synonym: thubulous
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spiders are incapable of wrongdoing
February 1, 2026 at 6:10 AM
spiders are incapable of wrongdoing
How your email finds me:
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 PM
How your email finds me:
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Can't believe I have to say this but climate change is responsible for extreme cold snaps.
January 23, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Can't believe I have to say this but climate change is responsible for extreme cold snaps.
What a dreadfully genius skeet.
Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish.
2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.
January 23, 2026 at 10:20 PM
What a dreadfully genius skeet.
Nature's forbidden chocolate drops 🫣
...some portaits to prove they're not turds 🫡
Exema (beetle)
Publilia (treehopper)
Bolbonota (treehopper)
Beata (jumping spider)
Exema (beetle)
Publilia (treehopper)
Bolbonota (treehopper)
Beata (jumping spider)
January 19, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Nature's forbidden chocolate drops 🫣
I had a rather bad start into the NewYear™ and I fear things will only get worse (regarding politics/climate).
However, I've been visiting a crab spider (Diaea dorsata) that made its (overwintering?) home near the inflorescence of a now-dead Apiaceae.
#SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts 🕷️🌿
However, I've been visiting a crab spider (Diaea dorsata) that made its (overwintering?) home near the inflorescence of a now-dead Apiaceae.
#SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts 🕷️🌿
January 14, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I had a rather bad start into the NewYear™ and I fear things will only get worse (regarding politics/climate).
However, I've been visiting a crab spider (Diaea dorsata) that made its (overwintering?) home near the inflorescence of a now-dead Apiaceae.
#SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts 🕷️🌿
However, I've been visiting a crab spider (Diaea dorsata) that made its (overwintering?) home near the inflorescence of a now-dead Apiaceae.
#SpiderSky #arachnids #inverts 🕷️🌿
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please look at this spider called a "Queensland Ultraflat" (pic by Marten Stevens)
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 AM
please look at this spider called a "Queensland Ultraflat" (pic by Marten Stevens)
She survived the repot and is thriving! The colours on this plant when the light hits it at the right angle 😩
#houseplants #alocasia
#houseplants #alocasia
December 18, 2025 at 12:08 PM
She survived the repot and is thriving! The colours on this plant when the light hits it at the right angle 😩
#houseplants #alocasia
#houseplants #alocasia
This week has been a lot. Hug your loved ones.
About my friend (jumping spider) pictured below: Possibly Pseudeuophrys sp. (most likely P. lanigera, since they can be found indoors).
#SpiderSky #jumpingSpider #inverts #spiders #arachnids 🕷️🌿
About my friend (jumping spider) pictured below: Possibly Pseudeuophrys sp. (most likely P. lanigera, since they can be found indoors).
#SpiderSky #jumpingSpider #inverts #spiders #arachnids 🕷️🌿
December 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
This week has been a lot. Hug your loved ones.
About my friend (jumping spider) pictured below: Possibly Pseudeuophrys sp. (most likely P. lanigera, since they can be found indoors).
#SpiderSky #jumpingSpider #inverts #spiders #arachnids 🕷️🌿
About my friend (jumping spider) pictured below: Possibly Pseudeuophrys sp. (most likely P. lanigera, since they can be found indoors).
#SpiderSky #jumpingSpider #inverts #spiders #arachnids 🕷️🌿
What a stunner!
Onthophagus rangifer, one of the most extraordinary horned dung beetles you might ever see. From a baited pitfall trap near Skukuza on our #MSc #Wildlife #Conservation field course in the #Kruger park. #HullWildlifeConservation #insects #coleoptera #wildlifephotography @uniofhull.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
What a stunner!
Insane to watch this happen in real time...
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 9, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Insane to watch this happen in real time...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:48 PM
December 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I managed to film a jumping spider courtship IN MY APARTMENT!
The quality of the shot isn't great, but just look how hard the little guy tried 😭💔
(Spider species possibly Pseudeuophrys lanigera?)
#SpiderSky #inverts #jumpingSpiders #spiders
The quality of the shot isn't great, but just look how hard the little guy tried 😭💔
(Spider species possibly Pseudeuophrys lanigera?)
#SpiderSky #inverts #jumpingSpiders #spiders
November 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I managed to film a jumping spider courtship IN MY APARTMENT!
The quality of the shot isn't great, but just look how hard the little guy tried 😭💔
(Spider species possibly Pseudeuophrys lanigera?)
#SpiderSky #inverts #jumpingSpiders #spiders
The quality of the shot isn't great, but just look how hard the little guy tried 😭💔
(Spider species possibly Pseudeuophrys lanigera?)
#SpiderSky #inverts #jumpingSpiders #spiders
November 27, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Reposted by Nina
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Researcher cries after finding rare flower in Indonesia
A team of researchers describe the "magical" experience of finding a rare species of flower in bloom deep in the Sumatran rainforest after a 23-hour trek.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
A 13-year search for one of the world's rarest flowers in Indonesia ends in a 'magical experience'
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Just a child 🥹
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
Just a child 🥹
#EmotionalSupportSpood
#EmotionalSupportSpood
I've been asked by a few people why I chose to study philosophy in the age of LLMs like ChatGPT.
I know this might be hard to understand but... I want to learn how to write and think for 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. This is 𝘸𝘩𝘺 I enrolled.
I also believe that critical thinking has become more important than ever...
I know this might be hard to understand but... I want to learn how to write and think for 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. This is 𝘸𝘩𝘺 I enrolled.
I also believe that critical thinking has become more important than ever...
Watching people become extremely attached to using ChatGPT to write for them has impressed on me the importance of developing enough self esteem, to not feel like you need your thoughts to be co-signed and composed by a machine.
Nobody believes their thoughts are good enough. They probably are.
Nobody believes their thoughts are good enough. They probably are.
November 24, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I've been asked by a few people why I chose to study philosophy in the age of LLMs like ChatGPT.
I know this might be hard to understand but... I want to learn how to write and think for 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. This is 𝘸𝘩𝘺 I enrolled.
I also believe that critical thinking has become more important than ever...
I know this might be hard to understand but... I want to learn how to write and think for 𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧. This is 𝘸𝘩𝘺 I enrolled.
I also believe that critical thinking has become more important than ever...
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Blind cave spiders~
This occurs due to the process of regressive evolution. In an environment without light, vision provides no advantage in finding prey or avoiding predators. The loss of their eyes means that energy and resources once used for eyes are instead allocated to other traits.
This occurs due to the process of regressive evolution. In an environment without light, vision provides no advantage in finding prey or avoiding predators. The loss of their eyes means that energy and resources once used for eyes are instead allocated to other traits.
November 23, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Blind cave spiders~
This occurs due to the process of regressive evolution. In an environment without light, vision provides no advantage in finding prey or avoiding predators. The loss of their eyes means that energy and resources once used for eyes are instead allocated to other traits.
This occurs due to the process of regressive evolution. In an environment without light, vision provides no advantage in finding prey or avoiding predators. The loss of their eyes means that energy and resources once used for eyes are instead allocated to other traits.
I started raising her from corm in April this year. She has now produced corms herself. I am so proud of how she keeps growing.
I had to up her pot size today. Needless to say, I am nervous. Alocasias are famous to be dramatic about it.
(If she dies, I will cry. Violently.)
#Alocasia #Houseplants
I had to up her pot size today. Needless to say, I am nervous. Alocasias are famous to be dramatic about it.
(If she dies, I will cry. Violently.)
#Alocasia #Houseplants
November 21, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I started raising her from corm in April this year. She has now produced corms herself. I am so proud of how she keeps growing.
I had to up her pot size today. Needless to say, I am nervous. Alocasias are famous to be dramatic about it.
(If she dies, I will cry. Violently.)
#Alocasia #Houseplants
I had to up her pot size today. Needless to say, I am nervous. Alocasias are famous to be dramatic about it.
(If she dies, I will cry. Violently.)
#Alocasia #Houseplants
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 PM