Jay
@jayspeidell.bsky.social
Seattle. Take photos of bugs, mushrooms, birds, stuff like that.
My mature male orange baboon tarantula on his last wander. He passed in the spot overnight.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
November 20, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My mature male orange baboon tarantula on his last wander. He passed in the spot overnight.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
I took him in for free as a rescue back in spring, already a mature male, so I knew this was coming. But for a spider he was a great pet. Good vibes, hanging out when I'm doing stuff in the animal room.
You can get creative with it too and replicate a variety of environments. Top opening for terrestrial spiders that can't climb, or side opening for a universal fit for both terrestrial and arboreal spiders.
November 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
You can get creative with it too and replicate a variety of environments. Top opening for terrestrial spiders that can't climb, or side opening for a universal fit for both terrestrial and arboreal spiders.
Ooh, I've got a tip for this!
I get 4" acrylic cubes and turn them into enclosures. They're not just good for pet spiders, they're also great as a little photo studio! I drill air holes and cover the roof, floor, and sides with black silicone, coir, sphagnum, rocks, and twigs.
I get 4" acrylic cubes and turn them into enclosures. They're not just good for pet spiders, they're also great as a little photo studio! I drill air holes and cover the roof, floor, and sides with black silicone, coir, sphagnum, rocks, and twigs.
November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Ooh, I've got a tip for this!
I get 4" acrylic cubes and turn them into enclosures. They're not just good for pet spiders, they're also great as a little photo studio! I drill air holes and cover the roof, floor, and sides with black silicone, coir, sphagnum, rocks, and twigs.
I get 4" acrylic cubes and turn them into enclosures. They're not just good for pet spiders, they're also great as a little photo studio! I drill air holes and cover the roof, floor, and sides with black silicone, coir, sphagnum, rocks, and twigs.
Amazonius burgess, the Ghost Tree Spider. Freshly molted, about 1/2".
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
November 2, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Amazonius burgess, the Ghost Tree Spider. Freshly molted, about 1/2".
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
#bugsky #arachnid #spider #tarantula
Noodles settling into his new enclosure!
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Noodles settling into his new enclosure!
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
He's a male ball python and this is a 4'x2'x6' enclosure with a zebra isopod and springtail clean up crew.
#addherp #reptile #snake #ballpython #vivarium #terrarium #bioactive
I love how good of an eater she is! She LAUNCHED at the mouse so hard that she almost flew out of the enclosure. She's a Cape African House Snake and I always think it's wild how she flings herself at food with what seems like reckless abandon.
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
October 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I love how good of an eater she is! She LAUNCHED at the mouse so hard that she almost flew out of the enclosure. She's a Cape African House Snake and I always think it's wild how she flings herself at food with what seems like reckless abandon.
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
#snake #reptile #herps #terrarium
October 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM
October 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
My Mexican Fire Leg Tarantula / Brachypelma boehmei recently molted so I built it a new enclosure.
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
October 20, 2025 at 5:56 AM
My Mexican Fire Leg Tarantula / Brachypelma boehmei recently molted so I built it a new enclosure.
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
#spider #tarantula #terrarium #vivarium
I'm making a climbing wall with an arboreal hide for my ball python.
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
October 10, 2025 at 6:05 AM
I'm making a climbing wall with an arboreal hide for my ball python.
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
It took so much time to get to this point, but it's finally ready to paint! Then rocks, coir, moss, and plants.
#snake #ballpython #bioactive #terrarium #reptile
Made a wolf spider enclosure with a curved display case from Daiso. And organized my sling shelf!
September 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Made a wolf spider enclosure with a curved display case from Daiso. And organized my sling shelf!
Interesting interaction with my P. murinus tarantula. Mature male, mellow disposition and never given me a defensive posture before. I love the tippy tap foot sounds!
September 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Interesting interaction with my P. murinus tarantula. Mature male, mellow disposition and never given me a defensive posture before. I love the tippy tap foot sounds!
A wheel bug found in Virginia.
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
August 28, 2025 at 5:59 AM
A wheel bug found in Virginia.
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
An assassin bug and the largest true pmbug in North America. It pierces its prey with the large mouth part, injects a dissolving enzyme, and sucks out the liquefied insides. Its bite is painful and long-lasting, but unlikely.
#entomology #bugs #hemiptera #bugsky
Made some 2.5" cube acrylic enclosures. For spider slings and other small inverts.
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
August 27, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Made some 2.5" cube acrylic enclosures. For spider slings and other small inverts.
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
#entomology #arachnology #spiders #terrarium
Wholesome content for all ages, right?
August 20, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Wholesome content for all ages, right?
Holy shit y'all I just saw the coolest thing. Six spotted fishing spiders look awesome under UV light.
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
August 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Holy shit y'all I just saw the coolest thing. Six spotted fishing spiders look awesome under UV light.
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
#bugsky #arachnid #macro #nature #entomology #arachnology
I hate that I know a relevant comic off the top of my head, but of course it's Extra Fabulous.
August 2, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I hate that I know a relevant comic off the top of my head, but of course it's Extra Fabulous.
Pelegrina aeneola (a jumping spider with no common name) glows yellow under UV light.
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
July 28, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Pelegrina aeneola (a jumping spider with no common name) glows yellow under UV light.
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
Pedipalps are brightest, but the inside of the joints and patterns on the underside of the abdomen also glow.
#spider #jumpingspider #nature #salticidae #bug
I used to live near a train station that had a covered open air escalator to support high foot traffic volume and an elevator next to it to serve lower volume disabled pedestrians. There was one super deep train station under a hill that must have had 200ft of elevation spanned by the escalator.
July 28, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I used to live near a train station that had a covered open air escalator to support high foot traffic volume and an elevator next to it to serve lower volume disabled pedestrians. There was one super deep train station under a hill that must have had 200ft of elevation spanned by the escalator.
I bought a bulk pack of eight 4" cube acrylic boxes for $20, made a hole template, drilled cross ventilation holes, and coated floor, ceiling, and back wall with gorilla glue, coir, and some rocks and twigs for hides. Sphagnum for humidity.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
July 25, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I bought a bulk pack of eight 4" cube acrylic boxes for $20, made a hole template, drilled cross ventilation holes, and coated floor, ceiling, and back wall with gorilla glue, coir, and some rocks and twigs for hides. Sphagnum for humidity.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.
Perfect enclosures for small arboreal invertibrates.