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“For generalized anxiety disorder, an increased muscular tonus in comparison to non-anxious persons has been found“ good news we’re all yolked as hell

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I can't stop staring at the little Mario-esque fire ball that starts bouncing behind them. (At like 3 sexonds in)

People casually playing volleyball at the volcano in Fagradalsfjall, Iceland (March, 28 2021) Video by Rut Einarsdottir

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Writing tip #11: Most character worksheets are useless (favorite cereal? who cares??). Instead, find out:

what your character wants what’s going to get in their way what they’re going to do about that what will happen if they fail how they will change (or not) as a result

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I feel like we've still much to learn.

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Jumping Spiders

Let’s get the important part out of the way first- From what I’ve read Jumping spiders do produce a venom but it isn’t particularly potent to humans and is nonpoisonous; at most it will cause a redness and slight swelling. Though it seems these little guys would rather run from you than bite you. So they’re nothing to be afraid of.

These little guys are very sight oriented and have some of the best spider vision so they can see you coming from about 18 inches away. In fact, their eyes are their most defining feature the four eyes in the front being the most recognizable. During my little research run, I learned that they actually have 8 eyes and each set has a slightly different task.

Some see better in low light. Though the front help it with distance which aids in its great precision jumping skills. Because of its multiple eyes, the Jumping spider potentially may have a near 180-degree range of vision around it! I say may, because I guess there’s debate on whether or not some can even see out the back set of eyes. It’s possible they may see color as well, including some ultraviolet lighting. For such small guys, their eyesight is amazing! It’s kind of hard to envision really, how they see the world, I mean.

These little guys apparently love the sun! I guess they don’t have very good night vision so aren’t really nocturnal at all. They do not typically use webbing for hunting really but rather for creating places to shed skin or to lay eggs and rest. They build these nest of webbing in the places you’d expect. Crevices under lose foliage and behind things… like books, I guess? I’ve mainly seen their homes in the bushes around my house.

Unfortunately, for those who are scared or grossed out by spiders, they do hang out a lot around windows and doorways because there is a lot of insect travel in these areas as well as light. However, it seems they really prefer the outdoors. Because of their good eyesight and insane jumping ability (they have the capacity to jump six to twenty times their own body length depending on the kind!) they make avid hunters. Though, unless hunting or running they don’t really move all that fast. (They’ve even taught some to jump on command.)

I once found one hanging out on my bike handlebar and it made me happy having seen it. I let it be since I didn’t need my bike that day. I also found one in my classroom once, and if I knew then what I know now I probably would have done more to try and contain it till I could get it outside… instead, I squished it… I still feel really bad about that actually.

There are so many different types of Jumping spiders that their habits tend to vary greatly in regards to how they hunt. In my reading, I kept comparing the described behavior to cats… there is pouncing and stocking and other than some spider-eat-spider actions, very cat-like hunting styles… (after having this thought I found a video that described them in a similar manner!) Yet, their mating styles remind me of birds with the male’s having more color and doing dance-like movements. I mean just wow. They are so super smart for such tiny things.

So, those are the fun things  I’ve learned about Jumping spiders. If you want to learn more I’m sure you can read more through the links I’ll provide and your own research!

I’m not a journalist (or a scientist or anything smart like that) but I hope you enjoyed this “essay” anyway.

Sources:

reading-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumping_spider

https://www.pestworld.org/pest-guide/spiders/jumping-spiders/

video-

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhpL5h8sEHo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mew3eK0Wuvk

https://news.sky.com/story/scientists-train-regal-jumping-spider-called-kim-to-leap-on-demand-11363747]

(Wanted to do more… but wasn’t able to get to the library…)

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hey shout out to PBS and public libraries

#PBS #awesome

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So I've desided on an idea... it's not going to nessisarily be an "essay" every week, but I’m going to start a small series I think I’ll call “The Weekly Bug.” The title is slightly misleading because it’s not just going to be a study of Entomology but also Arachnology because I find our tiny creepy crawly friends fascinating. I’m going to start off with my favorite arachnid the jumping spider! I think I'll post it on Friday's... (I'm getting a bit ambisious here I think...) I just need somethign to fill my nights off with and I think some studdy will be better than lurking the internet or sleeping more than I should.... Just remember, this is all new to me and pretty much experimental... there are things I may add or drop as time goes on...

#my post #my thoughts #ideas #the weekly bug

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Hello

I am not a journalist. I have no formal training or understanding of the trade... I'm just trying to learn about the world. So I created this side blog to just... post questions and show my process of, I guess, studdy. If there are things I post about that I miss understand or lack information on, feel free to educate me.

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