This is my pet spider Matilda, and her molted exoskeletons, so you can see how much she grows with each molt. For scale, each plastic dish is 3.5 inches (8.89 cm) across. Without looking it up, how large do you think this spider (Lasiodora parahybana) can get?

Why is this Black Widow Spider partly brown instead of being all shiny black?

Another microscopic photo. These tiny structures define an entire group of organisms, even giving them their name. What are they from?

Besides bees, what other animals pollinate flowers?

Another egg case from my Black Widow spider just hatched. Notice that the babies are brown and white, instead of the characteristic shiny black with red markings. Why?