Fiona Cross
@drspidernz.bsky.social
Arachnologist at University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Spider cognition, SciComm, and writer 🕷 #LoveSpiders
www.doctorspider.net
www.doctorspider.net
I wanted to share this gorgeous little jumping spider for #Arachtober! This is a currently unnamed species of Trite that I found in Christchurch. Not normally found there. Amazing what can happen when you take the time to look 🕷 #LoveSpiders
October 31, 2025 at 6:49 AM
I wanted to share this gorgeous little jumping spider for #Arachtober! This is a currently unnamed species of Trite that I found in Christchurch. Not normally found there. Amazing what can happen when you take the time to look 🕷 #LoveSpiders
It's been a lovely #Arachtober so far - sharing spider cognition research at a special Arachtober evening (where I made everyone wish each other a Happy Arachtober), plus legendary spider socks and sparkly spiders. Arachtober is the gift that keeps on giving! 🕷#LoveSpiders
October 15, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It's been a lovely #Arachtober so far - sharing spider cognition research at a special Arachtober evening (where I made everyone wish each other a Happy Arachtober), plus legendary spider socks and sparkly spiders. Arachtober is the gift that keeps on giving! 🕷#LoveSpiders
Ok, someone left this by my #Arachtober poster today 🥺
October 3, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Ok, someone left this by my #Arachtober poster today 🥺
Ok, this is on my office door now. Wishing you all a happy #Arachtober! To learn about the history of Arachtober, check out this website Arachtober.com @arachtober.bsky.social @ashleymbradford.bsky.social #LoveSpiders
October 1, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Ok, this is on my office door now. Wishing you all a happy #Arachtober! To learn about the history of Arachtober, check out this website Arachtober.com @arachtober.bsky.social @ashleymbradford.bsky.social #LoveSpiders
Check out my new socks! They are the best! 🕷️ #LoveSpiders
September 30, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Check out my new socks! They are the best! 🕷️ #LoveSpiders
Yay - it's now Arachtober! Happy #Arachtober, everyone! 🕷🕸️🦂
September 30, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Yay - it's now Arachtober! Happy #Arachtober, everyone! 🕷🕸️🦂
There's going to be a special #Arachtober evening for Nerd Nite in #Christchurch on Wednesday 1 October! @corvink.bsky.social and I are both giving talks, and I'll be sharing some highlights of spider cognition research. Tickets and further details are here 👉 events.humanitix.com/nerd-nite-ch...
September 14, 2025 at 8:46 AM
There's going to be a special #Arachtober evening for Nerd Nite in #Christchurch on Wednesday 1 October! @corvink.bsky.social and I are both giving talks, and I'll be sharing some highlights of spider cognition research. Tickets and further details are here 👉 events.humanitix.com/nerd-nite-ch...
I'm going to talking about spiders on More FM Manawatu tomorrow (Friday) at 8:12 AM 🕷 #NewZealand #SciComm
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I'm going to talking about spiders on More FM Manawatu tomorrow (Friday) at 8:12 AM 🕷 #NewZealand #SciComm
I've been to Central Park in the Spring, and really liked it! Christchurch is known as the Garden City, and Hagley Park (our equivalent of Central Park) shows many varieties of daffodils at this time of the year!
September 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
I've been to Central Park in the Spring, and really liked it! Christchurch is known as the Garden City, and Hagley Park (our equivalent of Central Park) shows many varieties of daffodils at this time of the year!
One of my favourite things about my campus at this time of the year. I took a moment to get some photos before the weather turns this afternoon! #Christchurch #NewZealand
September 9, 2025 at 10:04 PM
One of my favourite things about my campus at this time of the year. I took a moment to get some photos before the weather turns this afternoon! #Christchurch #NewZealand
Been ages since I've posted on here. Life's had its ups and downs, but it was lovely to spend some time at Hagley Park today #Christchurch
August 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Been ages since I've posted on here. Life's had its ups and downs, but it was lovely to spend some time at Hagley Park today #Christchurch
So happy to see this in my garden!
April 29, 2025 at 8:26 AM
So happy to see this in my garden!
It's been a lovely day. I really enjoyed seeing some art, and I was grateful for your post because I hadn't thought of going to the pop-up museum. Also, I have a spider who wants to eat ALL my cake, but she's not allowed 😊
April 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
It's been a lovely day. I really enjoyed seeing some art, and I was grateful for your post because I hadn't thought of going to the pop-up museum. Also, I have a spider who wants to eat ALL my cake, but she's not allowed 😊
For St Patrick's Day, I have found this photo of a lovely Phidippus regius sporting some sparkly green chelicerae 🤩 #LoveSpiders
March 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM
For St Patrick's Day, I have found this photo of a lovely Phidippus regius sporting some sparkly green chelicerae 🤩 #LoveSpiders
I spent some time for #SpiderSunday photographing Helpis minitabunda females. I found them here in Christchurch, New Zealand #LoveSpiders
March 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
I spent some time for #SpiderSunday photographing Helpis minitabunda females. I found them here in Christchurch, New Zealand #LoveSpiders
I can't go past Sparklemuffin when the quest is for dopamine. I got an extra dose of dopamine the other night when I saw that Sparklemuffin was part of a game show question (and even better, the contestant correctly said that they are spiders 🎉)
March 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I can't go past Sparklemuffin when the quest is for dopamine. I got an extra dose of dopamine the other night when I saw that Sparklemuffin was part of a game show question (and even better, the contestant correctly said that they are spiders 🎉)
Here's a male Helpis minitabunda for #SpiderSunday! I found him here in Christchurch, New Zealand #LoveSpiders
March 2, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Here's a male Helpis minitabunda for #SpiderSunday! I found him here in Christchurch, New Zealand #LoveSpiders
I'm going to be on the radio (ABC Melbourne) on Saturday talking about spiders at around 10:20 AM AEDT 🕷 #LoveSpiders
February 21, 2025 at 1:19 AM
I'm going to be on the radio (ABC Melbourne) on Saturday talking about spiders at around 10:20 AM AEDT 🕷 #LoveSpiders
I reckon we can't have too many animal photos at the moment
February 8, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I reckon we can't have too many animal photos at the moment
Looking at Simon Pollard's latest book - The Little Book of Spiders, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social. There's lots to love about this book, but this beautiful illustration of Evarcha culicivora is a definite highlight!
February 2, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Looking at Simon Pollard's latest book - The Little Book of Spiders, published by @princetonupress.bsky.social. There's lots to love about this book, but this beautiful illustration of Evarcha culicivora is a definite highlight!
Greetings to all my new followers, from me and this Portia africana male🕷 #LoveSpiders
January 15, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Greetings to all my new followers, from me and this Portia africana male🕷 #LoveSpiders
Zebras for people (like me) who found this year hard. Hoping that next year will somehow be better!
December 30, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Zebras for people (like me) who found this year hard. Hoping that next year will somehow be better!
So wonderful to see Pōhutukawa flowers again #NewZealand
December 22, 2024 at 3:08 AM
So wonderful to see Pōhutukawa flowers again #NewZealand