Esmond Brown
@chalkspring.bsky.social
Gentleman, scholar and sometime acrobat. Foodie, chef, rugby player, birder, diplomat, drinker of fine malt whisky and gin. Your friendly neighbourhood spiderman – if your neighbourhood is The Chilterns, South Buckinghamshire or the Scottish Highlands
Even the best predators sometimes miss their catch. This Tube Web Spider (Segestria florentina) isn't going hungry, though – a prime position under this lamp means plenty of nighttime visitors @britishspiders.bsky.social #spiders #ukspiders
July 31, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Even the best predators sometimes miss their catch. This Tube Web Spider (Segestria florentina) isn't going hungry, though – a prime position under this lamp means plenty of nighttime visitors @britishspiders.bsky.social #spiders #ukspiders
@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social An adult female from a very healthy looking population of Thyreostenius biovatus living in a nest of Formica rufa (Southern Wood Ant), in South Buckinghamshire. No males present - they seem to only appear at the end of Spring
March 28, 2025 at 3:59 PM
@britishspiders.bsky.social @tylanberry.bsky.social An adult female from a very healthy looking population of Thyreostenius biovatus living in a nest of Formica rufa (Southern Wood Ant), in South Buckinghamshire. No males present - they seem to only appear at the end of Spring
A memory from last year, randomly selected by my phone. Marpissa muscosa, Fencepost Jumping Spider on Scots Pine. What was in that fissure? @britishspiders.bsky.social #spiders
February 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A memory from last year, randomly selected by my phone. Marpissa muscosa, Fencepost Jumping Spider on Scots Pine. What was in that fissure? @britishspiders.bsky.social #spiders